FEEDBACK ALGORITHMS FOR MANUAL BAILOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including an end effector, a drive member movable to effectuate a motion in said end effector, a motor operable to move the drive member to effectuate the motion in the end effector and a bailout assembly operable to perform a mechanical bailout of the surgical instrument in response to a bailout error. The bailout assembly includes a bailout door, a bailout handle accessible through the bailout door. The bailout handle is operable to move the drive member to effectuate a bailout motion in the end effector. A controller includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to detect the bailout error. The processor is programmed to stop the motor in response to the detection of the bailout error.

Surgical instrument system including replaceable end effectors

A surgical instrument system that includes a housing and a rotatable drive shaft, a motor operably coupled to the drive shaft, and a plurality of replaceable end effectors that can be connected to the housing. Each replaceable end effector includes a drive screw that is turned a fixed number of revolutions by the motor-driven rotatable drive shaft when the end effector is connected to the housing. Each end effector further comprises a firing member operably coupled with the drive screw of the end effector. The drive screw is configured to displace the firing member over a firing length as a result of the fixed number of revolutions. In certain embodiments, each replaceable end effector can include a drive screw with a thread pitch set to the firing length divided by the fixed number of revolutions.

Surgical device for use with a robotic system

A surgical device for use with a robotic system is disclosed. The surgical device includes an elongate shaft including a first interface, an enclosure, a first control system, a second control system, and a firing system. A loading unit is operably couplable to the first interface. The enclosure includes a second interface that includes a first rotary driven element, a second rotary driven element, and a third rotary driven element. The first control system is configured to effect a first control motion based on rotation of the first rotary driven element. The second control system is configured to effect a second control motion based on rotation of the second rotary driven element. The second control motion includes a decoupling motion. The firing system is configured to provide a firing motion to a firing member of the loading unit based on rotation of the third rotary driven element.

MEDICAL SUPPORT ARM SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE

Provision of a technology for controlling an arm to maintain hand-eye coordination is desirable in a case of using the arm for supporting an oblique-viewing endoscope.

Core body temperature measurement

Continuous core body temperature measurements are made during hypothermic operations, where the core body temperature of the patient is lowered to reduce swelling. Caregivers monitor the patient's core body temperature to prevent damage that can occur to the patient if the patient's core body temperature becomes too low. To accurately determine the core body temperature of the patient, a temperature monitoring system measures the temperature at or near the surface of the patient and through at least a portion of a thermal block at multiple locations.

Surgical clip applier and ligation clips

A clip applier includes an outer tube, an actuation member, and an end effector. The actuation member has a distal portion including a cam member. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw. Each of the first and second jaws includes a proximal portion that defines a cam slot. The cam member of the actuation member is operatively engaged with the cam slots of the first and second jaws such that movement of the actuation member from the first position to the second position causes movement of the end effector from an intermediate position to the open position and subsequently to the clamped position.

Sensor array, apparatus for dispensing a vapor phase reactant to a reaction chamber and related methods

An apparatus for dispensing a vapor phase reactant to a reaction chamber is disclosed. The apparatus may include: a vessel having an inner volume configured to contain a liquid chemical; an array of sensors configured for detecting a fill level of the liquid chemical disposed within the inner volume, wherein the array of sensors are vertically distributed within the inner volume with an irregular vertical interval between adjacent sensors. The apparatus may also include: an inlet disposed in the vessel and configured for providing a carrier gas into the inner volume; and an outlet disposed in the vessel and configured for dispensing the vapor phase reactant from the inner volume to the reaction chamber. A sensor array for detecting the fill level of a liquid chemical is also disclosed, as well as methods for dispensing a vapor phase reactant to a reaction chamber.

SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

A substrate processing apparatus comprising a wet processing station with a resist coating device for coating a resist on a substrate and/or a development processing device for developing the resist on the substrate is disclosed. The apparatus may have an additional processing station and a substrate handler for moving the substrate to the wet, and/or additional processing station and moving the substrate in a direction in and/or out of the substrate processing apparatus. The additional processing station comprises an infiltration device.

Film forming method for SiC film

A method for forming a SiC film on a target substrate by ALD, comprises: activating a surface of the target substrate by activation gas plasma which is plasmatized an activation gas; and forming a SiC film by supplying a source gas containing a precursor represented by a chemical formula RSiX13 or RSiHClX2 onto the target substrate whose the surface is activated by activating the surface of the target substrate, where, R is an organic group having an unsaturated bond, X1 is selected from a group consisting of H, F, Cl, Br and I, and X2 is one selected from a group consisting of Cl, Br and I.

Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field

Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.