Devices, systems, and methods for image guided laparoscopic surgery

#The subject matter herein relates generally to laparoscopic surgery and, more particularly, to devices, systems, and methods for image guided laparoscopic surgery.

#Minimally invasive surgery, such as laparoscopy, offers many advantages compared to traditional open surgery techniques. For example, as patients may experience less pain, shorter hospital stays, and reduced recovery times. For these reasons and others, the demand for minimally invasive surgery is growing.

#Performing laparoscopy on solid organs (e.g., the liver, kidney, etc.), or portions thereof is difficult, in part due to the difficulty of visualizing and mapping vital structures both prior to and during surgery on a solid organ. The inherent loss of the surgeon's tactile sensation during laparoscopy especially contributes to difficulty in navigating medical devices to and/or around targeted tissue during surgery, as compared to traditional open surgery techniques. Further, solid organs are not stationary or fixed within the body. Rather, the organs move in response to being probed or manipulated during surgery. These movements further complicate the surgeon's ability to navigate medical devices to and/or around vital structures.

#The accompanying drawing figures or FIGS. incorporated in and forming a part of this specification illustrate several aspects of the disclosure, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

#FIG. 1 is a side view of a device for image guided laparoscopic surgery according to one embodiment described herein.

#FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a system for image guided laparoscopic surgery according to one embodiment described herein.

#Devices, systems, and methods of performing image guided laparoscopic surgery are described herein, As described further herein, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure improve the ability to navigate intra-parenchymal vascular and other vital structures intra-operatively for safe intra-parenchymal dissection, division, and/or parenchymal removal or resection. Devices, systems, and methods herein are more precise and safe, as surgical components can be accurately navigated, intra-operatively, to or around vital structures while avoiding inadvertent injury thereto.

#It will be understood that, although the terms “first”, “second”, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, those elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first element could be termed a second element, and, similarly, a second element could be termed a first element, without departing from the subject matter disclosed and envisioned herein. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

#All ranges disclosed herein are understood as encompassing any and all subranges subsumed therein. For example, a stated range of “1.0 to 10.0” is understood as including any and all subranges beginning with a minimum value of 1.0 or more and ending with a maximum value of 10.0 or less, e.g., 1.0 to 5.3, or 4.7 to 10.0, or 3.6 to 7.9.