Three-dimensional positioning device for minimally invasive surgery

• US 8,298,245 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2009
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Insightx Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Chang GUNG University
• Inventors: Li, Shih-Tseng, Chang, Yau-Zen, Liu, Heng-Liang, Chuang, Shun-Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Obu, Kendra
• Application Number:
  US12/541,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20110040304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,170 Days
• Field of Search: 606/54, 606/56, 606/130, 267154-157
• US Class Current: 606/130
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/11 with guides for needles or instruments, e.g. arcuate slides or ball joints

Abstract

A three-dimensional positioning device for minimally invasive surgery includes a base, two angle adjustable assemblies, an arc, a sliding assembly, a first positioning assembly, a second positioning assembly and a third positioning assembly. The base includes two first frames and two second frames. Two ends of each second frame are connected to the first frames respectively. Each first frame has a pivotal member. The angle adjustable assemblies are pivotably connected to the pivotal member of the first frame respectively. The arc includes a hollow track member. The angle adjustable assemblies are connected to two ends of the arc. The sliding assembly is mounted on the track member of the arc according to a predetermined position of a nidus. Therefore, the three-dimensional positioning device can effectively improve precision and operation more precisely in minimally invasive surgery to increase surgery success rate.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional positioning device for minimally invasive surgery comprising:

a base including two first frames and two second frames, with two ends of each of the two second frames connected to the first frames respectively, with each of the two first frames having a pivotal member;

two angle adjustable assemblies pivotably connected to the pivotal members of the first frames respectively, wherein each of the two angle adjustable assemblies comprises a rotatable member having two pressing parts, a cover having two cover grooves, two springs, two clipping members, and two pressing members;

wherein the cover contains the rotatable member, the two springs, the two clipping members, and the two pressing members, wherein each spring is mounted between one of the two pressing parts and one of the two clipping members, wherein each pressing member is mounted on a respective clipping member;

an arc including a hollow track member and having two ends connected to the two angle adjustable assemblies respectively, wherein the two rotatable members are mounted on the arc, wherein each pressing member is disposed and limited in a respective cover groove, and wherein the two pressing members are pressed to rotate and position the arc;

a sliding assembly mounted on the track member of the arc based on a predetermined position of a nidus;

a first positioning assembly mounted on the second frame based on the predetermined position of the nidus;

a second positioning assembly mounted on the first positioning assembly; and

a third positioning assembly mounted on the second positioning assembly.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first frames are parallel with each other.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the second frames are parallel with each other.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first frame is perpendicular to the second frame.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein each pivotal member of the two first frames further comprises a scale.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the arc further comprises two indicators disposed on the two ends of the arc and adjacent to and above the two angle adjustable assemblies.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the sliding assembly further comprises a positioning member, a clamping member, a connecting member, and a clamping plate;

wherein the clamping member is threadedly connected to the connecting member through the clamping plate and the hollow track member, and wherein the clamping member clamps the clamping plate and the hollow track member to be fixedly mounted on the arc.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the third positioning assembly further comprises a cauterizing needle and a threaded transmission shaft connected to the cauterizing needle;

and wherein the threaded transmission shaft drives the cauterizing needle to move.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the first positioning assembly further comprises a fixed member having a first groove, a first threaded shaft, a first transmission member having a second groove, a second threaded shaft, and a second transmission shaft;

wherein the fixed member is adjustably mounted on the second frames, and wherein the first threaded shaft drives the first transmission member to move and the second threaded shaft drives the second transmission member to move.

10. the device of claim 1, wherein the second positioning assembly further comprises an adjustment base having a curve member, a sliding member, a sliding base, two first clamping components, and two second clamping components;

wherein the first clamping components are mounted through the sliding base, wherein the first clamping components push the second clamping components to press the sliding member and the curve member, and wherein the sliding base is mounted fixedly on the curve member.