ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL PLATFORM AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT USING SAME
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
- a. a bearing member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, a body portion defined therebetween having a longitudinal axis, and a shoulder portion extending from the second end portion, wherein the body portion defines a bore therein along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the shoulder portion defines a passage substantially coaxial with and in communication with the bore;
b. a shaft member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion defined therebetween, slidably received in the bore, wherein the body portion defines a space therein extending from the first end portion to the second end portion;
c. a probe having a working end portion, received in the space of the shaft member such that the working end portion is substantially coaxial with and extendable through the passage of the bearing member to reach the target of interest of the living subject; and
d. a platform for receiving the shoulder portion of the bearing member and positioning the working end portion of the probe towards the target of interest of the living subject along a planned trajectory so as to provide an access thereto.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject. In one embodiment, the surgical instrument has a bearing member, a shaft member and a probe. The bearing member has a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, a body portion defined therebetween having a longitudinal axis, and a shoulder portion extending from the second end portion. The body portion defines a bore therein along the longitudinal axis. The shoulder portion defines a passage substantially coaxial with and in communication with the bore. The shaft member has an first end portion and an opposite, second end portion, and is slidably received in the bore of the bearing member. The shaft member defines a space extending from the first end portion to the second end portion. The probe has a working end portion and is received in the space of the shaft member such that the working end portion is extendable through the passage of the shoulder portion of the bearing member to reach a target of interest of a living subject so as to provide an access thereto.
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1. A surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a bearing member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, a body portion defined therebetween having a longitudinal axis, and a shoulder portion extending from the second end portion, wherein the body portion defines a bore therein along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the shoulder portion defines a passage substantially coaxial with and in communication with the bore;
b. a shaft member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion defined therebetween, slidably received in the bore, wherein the body portion defines a space therein extending from the first end portion to the second end portion;
c. a probe having a working end portion, received in the space of the shaft member such that the working end portion is substantially coaxial with and extendable through the passage of the bearing member to reach the target of interest of the living subject; and
d. a platform for receiving the shoulder portion of the bearing member and positioning the working end portion of the probe towards the target of interest of the living subject along a planned trajectory so as to provide an access thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a bearing member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, a body portion defined therebetween and having a longitudinal axis, and a shoulder portion extending from the second end portion, wherein the body portion defines a bore therein along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the shoulder portion defines a passage substantially coaxial with and in communication with the bore;
b. a shaft member having an first end portion and an opposite, second end portion, slidably received in the bore of the bearing member, wherein the shaft member defines a space extending from the first end portion to the second end portion; and
c. a probe having a working end portion, received in the space of the shaft member such that the working end portion is extendable through the passage of the shoulder portion of the bearing member. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a bearing member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion defined therebetween and forming a bore therein along a longitudinal axis, a first bearing and a second bearing, wherein the bore is formed between the first bearing and the second bearing and substantially at the center of the body portion;
b. a first shaft member and a second shaft member received in the first bearing and the second bearing of the bearing member, respectively, each shaft member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion defined therebetween;
c. a mounting member having a first surface, an opposite, second surface, a body portion defined therebetween, a shoulder portion extending from the second surface, a passage formed through the body portion and the shoulder portion, and a first recess and a second recess formed on the first surface, wherein as assembled, the second end portions of the first shaft member and the second shaft member are received in and mounted to the first recess and the second recess, respectively, and the passage is substantially coaxial with the bore;
d. a probe having a working end portion, received in the bore of the bearing member such that the working end portion is substantially coaxial with and extendable through the passage of the mount member to the target of interest of the living subject; and
e. a platform for receiving the mounting member and positioning the working end portion of the probe towards the target of interest of the living subject along a planned trajectory so as to provide an access thereto. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A surgical instrument for providing an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a bearing member having a first end portion, an opposite, second end portion, and a body portion defined therebetween forming a bore therein along a longitudinal axis, a first bearing and a second bearing;
b. a first shaft member and a second shaft member slidably received in the first bearing and the second bearing of the bearing member, respectively;
c. a mounting member having a first surface, an opposite, second surface, a body portion defined therebetween forming a passage therein, and a first recess and a second recess formed on the first surface, wherein as assembled, one end of the first shaft member and one end of the second shaft member are received in and mounted to the first recess and the second recess, and the passage is substantially coaxial with the bore;
d. a probe having a working end portion, received in the bore of the bearing member such that the working end portion is substantially coaxial with and extendable through the passage of the mounting member. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A surgical platform usable for engaging with a surgical instrument as to provide an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a body member having a first surface, an opposite, second surface, and a body portion defined therebetween, and a plurality of recesses formed on the second surface, wherein the body portion defines a bore extending from the first surface to the second surface substantially along a longitudinal axis for receiving the surgical instrument;
b. a plurality of mounting members, each mounting member having a body portion defining a concave surface, received in a corresponding one of the plurality of recesses of the body member; and
c. a plurality of support members, each support member engaged with a corresponding one of the plurality of mounting members for supporting the body member, wherein at least one of the plurality of support members is formed with an engagement portion that has with a convex surface to be complimentarily received in the concave surface of a corresponding one of the plurality of mounting members, and wherein each pair of the plurality of support members define an adjustable relative position and orientation therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A surgical platform usable for engaging with a surgical instrument as to provide an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a body member having a first surface, an opposite, second surface, a body portion defined therebetween, and a plurality of recesses formed on the second surface, wherein the body portion defines a bore extending from the first surface and the second surface substantially along a longitudinal axis for engaging with the surgical instrument; and
b. a plurality of support members, each support member engagable with a corresponding one of the plurality of recesses of the body member for supporting the body member, wherein at least one of the plurality of recesses of the body member is formed with a concave surface;
wherein at least one of the plurality of support members is formed with an engagement portion that has a convex surface to be received in the concave surface of a corresponding at least one of the plurality of recesses; and
wherein each pair of the plurality of support members define an adjustable relative position and orientation therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A surgical platform usable for engaging with a surgical instrument as to provide an access to a target of interest of a living subject, comprising:
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a. a body member having a first surface, an opposite, second surface, a body portion defined therebetween, and a plurality of recesses formed on the second surface, wherein the body portion defines a bore extending from the first surface and the second surface substantially along a longitudinal axis for engaging with the surgical instrument; and
b. a plurality of support members, each support member received in a corresponding one of the plurality of recesses for supporting the body member, having an effective length that is different from or substantially identical to each other, such that in operation, a working end portion of the surgical instrument is extendable through the bore to reach the target of interest of the living subject along the longitudinal axis that is aligned coaxially with a planned trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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