The invention provides a dual-purpose handle, comprising a body, wherein mounting holes are provided in the body and are used for connecting to functional members; the mounting holes are provided in the body in both an axial direction and a radial direction; axial and radial mounting holes provided in the body can enable the handle and the functional members to easily and quickly switch between two connection forms, i.e. straight and T-shaped; and torsional torques that are different in magnitude can be output by means of different connection manners under the action of the same operation force. Clamping devices fitted with the functional members are arranged in the mounting holes; and when the functional members are connected to the handle, the clamping devices can fix the functional members and prevent same from rotating in a cavity of the body of the handle. The axial and radial holes of the handle are configured to be through holes, so that the handle can be adapted to guide needles of different sizes passing through same and is suitable for minimally invasive surgery, thereby further expanding the range of use of the handle.

Patient-specific guides for the Latarjet procedure, as well as surgical systems and methods of performing the Latarjet procedure to treat glenohumeral instability using such patient-specific guides are disclosed. A patient-specific coracoid guide and a patient-specific glenoid guide may be configured based on preoperatively generated three-dimensional models of the patient's shoulder anatomy. Guides may be configured for coracoid graft preparation and glenoid decortication. The coracoid graft may be placed in the desired position based on three-dimensional (3D) preoperative planning.

Systems and methods to monitor and track the treatment of bones using a bone correction system are provided. The method includes implanting growth modulating implants of a bone correction system in two or more bones of a patient. Each growth modulating implant includes an implant body having at least one sensor device embedded in the implant body. The method includes receiving sensor data from the sensor devices and determining an operational status of the growth modulating implants, based on the received sensor data. The method includes determining, by the processor, a longitudinal growth or growth rate between the two or more bones, based on the received sensor data and causing a display device to selectively display a graphical user interface (GUI) representative of at least one of the longitudinal growth and the growth rate of the patient.

A surgical robotic system includes a plurality of magneto sensors for measuring a torque, axial force, angle, position, or speed of various driven members in the surgical robotic system.

The surgical robotic system includes a robotic arm having one or more joints, each having a motor and at least one torque sensor and a velocity sensor. The system also includes a main controller, which outputs a drive command to the motor thereby actuating the motor. The system further includes a safety observer, which receives a measured velocity of the motor from the sensor, calculates an observed velocity, and detects a failure in operation of the at least one joint based on the observed velocity and the measured velocity.

A method for producing a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end comprising a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises obtaining a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end comprising a handle interface surface, a second set of magnetic elements, and a third set of magnetic elements. The method further comprises attaching the shaft to the handle, wherein the shaft interface surface is configured to engage the shaft at the handle interface surface, wherein an attractive magnetic force is configured to pull the handle towards the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interact with the second magnetic elements, and wherein a repulsive magnetic force is configured to repel the handle from the shaft when the first set of magnetic elements interacts with the third set of magnetic elements.

A return pad of an electrosurgical system is disclosed. The return pad includes a plurality of conductive members and a plurality of sensing devices. The conductive members are configured to receive radio frequency current applied to a patient. The sensing devices are configured to detect at least one of the following: a nerve control signal applied to the patient; and a movement of an anatomical feature of the patient resulting from application of the nerve control signal.

A console for controlling a robotic manipulator having an end effector, the console comprising: a hand controller connected to a gimbal assembly; and an articulated linkage connected at its proximal end to a rigid support structure, and at its distal end to the gimbal assembly. The gimbal assembly comprises only three degrees of freedom provided by only three joints, a first joint of the three joints permitting the gimbal assembly to rotate relative to the distal end of the articulated linkage about a first axis. The articulated linkage and gimbal assembly are arranged such that in every configuration of the articulated linkage and gimbal assembly, the first axis has the same orientation relative to the support structure. The articulated linkage has a parallelogram profile thereby mechanically constraining the first axis to have the same orientation relative to the support structure in every configuration of the articulated linkage.

A method for controlling an operation of an ultrasonic blade of an ultrasonic electromechanical system is disclosed. The method includes providing an ultrasonic electromechanical system comprising an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade via an ultrasonic waveguide; applying, by an energy source, a power level to the ultrasonic transducer; determining, by a control circuit coupled to a memory, a mechanical property of the ultrasonic electromechanical system; comparing, by the control circuit, the mechanical property with a reference mechanical property stored in the memory; and adjusting, by the control circuit, the power level applied to the ultrasonic transducer based on the comparison of the mechanical property with the reference mechanical property.

Controls systems and methods are provided for controlling a surgical clip applier for applying surgical clips to a vessel, duct, shunt, etc., during a surgical procedure are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a control system is provided for controlling at least one motor coupled to a drive system on a surgical clip applier device for driving one or more drive assemblies and thereby actuating one or more actuation assemblies. The control system can be configured to communicate with the drive system of the clip applier tool and to control and modify movement of one or more drive assemblies and actuation assemblies based on certain feedback.