Back to results
US 11,596,494 B2Granted
Robotic-assisted navigation and control for airway management procedures, assemblies and systems
AssigneeSpiro Robotics, Inc.
InventorsVladimir Nekhendzy, Dimitri Sokolov
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Airway management methods, devices, assemblies and systems. Methods, devices, assemblies and systems may include robotic movement and control of an intubation tube introducer or guide, and may include utilizing image data from one or more image sensors. The methods, devices, assemblies and systems may optionally be used in endotracheal intubation procedures.
Claims54
A method of intubating a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning an integrated and handheld dual-video tracheal intubation assembly (“assembly”) within an upper airway of a patient above the vocal cords, the assembly comprising,
- a handheld housing and a first elongate imaging member extending from the handheld housing, the first elongate imaging member comprising an elongate body and a first video camera at a distal end of the elongate body,
- a second imaging member comprising a second imaging member housing that is at least one of mechanically or magnetically coupled to and extends from the handheld housing, the second imaging member including an elongate tracheal tube introducer (“introducer”) and a second video camera at a distal end of the introducer, wherein the introducer is in operable communication with an actuator disposed in the handheld housing, and wherein a proximal end of the introducer is fixed relative to the second imaging member housing and a second region of the introducer is movable within the second imaging member housing, and
- a cover coupled to and extending from the handheld housing, wherein the first elongate imaging member extends within the cover;
- causing a first signal to be received, the first signal indicative of video data from the first video camera while the first video camera is disposed in the upper airway;
- causing a second signal to be received, the second signal indicative of video data from the second video camera;
- causing the actuator that is disposed in the handheld housing to cause robotic movement of the introducer in the upper airway while the first and second signals are being received;
- causing the actuator that is disposed in the handheld housing to cause robotic axial movement of the introducer and the second video camera, relative to the first video camera, through a larynx and into a trachea while the first video camera remains in the upper airway, wherein the assembly laterally constrains at least a portion of the introducer that is adjacent to the first elongate imaging member during the robotic axial movement of the introducer,
- moving an endotracheal tube into the trachea;
- removing the introducer from the trachea;
- and
- leaving the endotracheal tube in the trachea.
9 more elements
A method of intubating a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning an integrated and handheld dual-video tracheal intubation assembly (“assembly”) within an upper airway of a patient above the vocal cords, the assembly comprising,
- a handheld housing,
- a first imaging member coupled to and extending from the handheld housing, the first imaging member comprising a first video camera,
- a second imaging member comprising a second imaging member housing that is at least one of mechanically or magnetically coupled to and extends from the handheld housing, the second imaging member including an elongate tracheal tube introducer (“introducer”) and a second video camera at a distal end of the introducer, wherein the introducer is in operable communication with an actuator disposed in the handheld housing, wherein a proximal end of the introducer is fixed relative to the second imaging member housing and a second region of the introducer is movable within the second imaging member housing, and wherein the assembly laterally constrains at least a portion of the introducer that is adjacent to the first elongate imaging member;
- and
- causing a first signal to be received, the first signal indicative of video data from the first video camera while the first video camera is disposed in the upper airway;
- causing a second signal to be received, the second signal indicative of video data from the second video camera;
- causing the actuator that is disposed in the handheld housing to cause robotic movement of the introducer in the upper airway while the first and second signals are being received;
- causing the actuator that is disposed in the handheld housing to cause robotic axial movement of the introducer and the second video camera, relative to the first video camera, through a larynx and into a trachea while the first video camera remains in the upper airway;
- moving an endotracheal tube into the trachea;
- removing the introducer from the trachea;
- and
- leaving the endotracheal tube in the trachea.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.