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US 12,324,711 · App. 17/276,622 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Data analytics and interface platform for portable surgical enclosure

Inventors: Stephen Michael Okajima (Brookline, MA); Mike Horia Mihail Teodorescu (Brookline, MA); Debbie Lin Teodorescu (Brookline, MA); Oded Biran (Brookline, MA)
Assignee: SurgiBox Inc.
A61B90/40A61B5/0205A61B34/30A61B46/27A61B2046/205A61B2090/401A61B2562/0219A61B2562/0247A61B2562/0271
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Patent No.
US 12,324,711
App. No.
17/276,622
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein is a portable surgical system designed for interoperability with surgical or research tools and processes. The portable surgical system may comprise a portable enclosure and one or more sensors. Also provided herein are methods for training surgery robots for use with the system and manufacturing the portable surgical system.

Claims (26)

1. A portable surgical system designed for interoperability with surgical or research tools and processes, the portable surgical system comprising:

a portable enclosure separating a surgical environment inside the portable enclosure from a user environment outside the portable enclosure, the portable enclosure comprising a flow tube attached to inside of the portable enclosure and connected to an environmental control system, wherein the flow tube comprises a variable density perforation structure and is configured to provide an essentially uniform laminar airflow inside at least part of the portable enclosure, wherein the variable density perforation structure of the flow tube comprises a first portion of the flow tube with a first density of perforation and a second portion of the flow tube with a second density of perforation, the first density of perforation being greater than the second density of perforation, and the essentially uniform laminar airflow comprising an airflow in the first portion that matches to an airflow in the second portion, and

one or more sensors that comprise at least one sensor configured to detect situational or environmental parameters comprising patient vitals and diagnostics, humidity, temperature, pressure, brightness, and other parameters pertinent to efficacy of the portable surgical system.

2. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein:

(i) the one or more sensors further comprises at least one motion sensor configured to detect a movement of a surgical instrument, a medical professional, a patient, a surgical robot, or any combination thereof, or

(ii) the portable enclosure further comprises one or more ports allowing for entry, exit, and insertion of surgical and research tools between the surgical environment and the user environment; or

(iii) a combination of both.

3. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , further comprising an information processing system configured to process data collected from the one or more sensors.

4. The portable surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the information processing system is configured to provide instructions to a surgery robot, provide instructions or alerts to users of the portable enclosure, provide instructions for devices that are designed to be used with the portable enclosure or standard surgical procedures, collect data for use in robotic control, collect data for use in research, collect data for use in quality control and improvement, or any combination thereof.

5. The portable surgical system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions comprise information related to a surgical procedure.

6. The portable surgical system of claim 5 , further comprising (i) a physical transfer unit configured to transfer information between operators; or (ii) a wireless transfer unit configured to transfer information via frequencies of ELF, SLF, ULF, VLF, LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF, SHF, EHF, THF, any frequency bands of radio communication for commercial use, light, ultrasounds, or any combination thereof, or (iii) a combination of both.

7. The portable surgical system of claim 5 , further comprising a physical information unit separate from a processor, wherein the physical information unit is programmed by the processor through direct or wireless connection.

8. The portable surgical system of claim 7 , wherein the physical information unit is configured to pair with a patient during transfer to a different healthcare provider through a wristband, dog tag, programmable implant, or other relevant physical medium.

9. The portable surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the portable surgical system is configured to receive the data collected from the one or more sensors, generate procedure information based on the data collected from the one or more sensors, and train a control algorithm using datasets, wherein the datasets are generated using the procedure information.

10. The portable surgical system of claim 9 , wherein the data comprises structured data, time-series data, unstructured data, relational data, or any combination thereof, and wherein the unstructured data comprises audio data, image data, video, mechanical data, electrical data, chemical data, and any combination thereof, for use in accurately simulating or training robotics or simulations.

11. The portable surgical system of claim 9 , wherein the portable surgical system is configured to conduct (i) analysis of the surgical environment through infrared, visible light, Terahertz, ultraviolet, gamma rays, millimeter waves, microwaves, x-ray, or any combination thereof, or (ii) audio analysis of the surgical environment through microphones, visual vibration analysis, or both; or (iii) mechanical, electrical, and chemical analysis of the surgical environment using the one or more sensors; or (iv) any combination thereof.

12. The portable surgical system of claim 9 , wherein the portable surgical system is configured to (i) reconstruct 3 dimensional images based on information detected or recorded; and (ii) fuse additional data with the 3 dimensional images and construct hybrid 3 dimensional images.

13. The portable surgical system of claim 9 , wherein the data or datasets produce automatic diagnostic, surgery support, or treatment suggestions based on knowledge bases, expert systems, or other suitable information tools.

14. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors further comprise at least one environmental sensor to detect one or more surgical environment parameters comprising: temperature, pressure, humidity, luminance, heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, electrocardiogramyography, skin conductance, airflow, air quality, internal and external gas composition, a chemical composition of the surgical environment, particulate count and composition, CO2 concentration, or any combination thereof.

15. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors further comprises at least one motion sensor comprising an infrared sensor, optical sensor, microwave sensor, ultrasonic sensor, radio-frequency sensors, magnetic sensor, vibration sensor, acceleration sensor, gyroscopic sensor, tilt sensor, piezoelectric sensor, pressure sensor, strain sensor, flex sensor, electromyographic sensor, electrocardiograma sensor, electroencephalographic sensor, thermal sensor, capacitive touch sensor, resistive touch sensor, proximity sensor, infrared camera, Terahertz camera, position sensor, visible light sensor, visible light camera, or any combination thereof.

16. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein (i) a sensor of the one or more sensors, or (ii) an electronics layer, or (iii) both is/are embedded in a wall of the portable enclosure.

17. The portable surgical system of claim 16 , wherein the electronics layer comprises the sensor of the one or more sensors and a display screen configured to display parameters, pictures or videos recorded by the one or more sensors, data derived from the parameters, pictures or videos recorded by a camera of the one or more sensors, or a combination thereof.

18. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors further comprise a video camera for 3 dimensional vision, and wherein the video camera for 3 dimensional vision is a time of flight camera.

19. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , further comprising:

(c) a human operator interface comprising at least a display and a command console, wherein the display is configured to display information according to commands received from the command console, wherein the display is inside the portable enclosure, outside the portable enclosure, or embedded in a wall of the portable enclosure, wherein the command console is inside the portable enclosure, outside the portable enclosure, or embedded in a wall of the portable enclosure.

20. The portable surgical system of claim 1 , wherein data or datasets are uploaded to a cloud-based database.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: OKAJIMA, STEPHEN MICHAEL; TEODORESCU, DEBBIE LIN; TEODORESCU, MIKE HORIA MIHAIL; BIRAN, ODED
To: SURGIBOX INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62732480 · Sep 17, 2018
Related Publication 20220039908A1 · Feb 10, 2022
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