Surgical Robotic Microwave Waterjet System
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260090847A1 for a surgical robotic system combining microwave ablation and high-pressure waterjet cutting technology, filed by Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University. The system includes a microwave blade with curved cutting edge, cooling support, and integrated high-pressure jet pipe controlled via a mechanical arm.
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Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University filed US Patent Application US20260090847A1 on April 2, 2026, for a surgical robotic microwave waterjet system. The invention comprises a cutting blade with integrated microwave blade and cooling support, connected through a serpentine joint pipe to a mechanical arm main body, with a medical booster pump providing high-pressure jet functionality. The microwave blade features a curved cutting edge with a jet hole for synchronized cutting and ablation. Filing date was April 14, 2025, under application number 19178811.
This is an informational patent publication notice with no immediate compliance requirements. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare institutions developing or using surgical robotics should review for potential intellectual property considerations. Researchers and developers in surgical robotics should monitor the patent prosecution timeline for claims scope.
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SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR MICROWAVE WATERJET
Application US20260090847A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Assignee
BEIJING SHIJITAN HOSPITAL, CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Inventors
Sidan LI, Yongbing CHEN, Qian ZHANG
Abstract
A surgical robotic system for microwave waterjet is provided, including a cutting blade, a serpentine joint pipe, a mechanical arm main body, a workbench and a medical booster pump. The cutting blade is connected to the mechanical arm main body through the serpentine joint pipe, the mechanical arm main body is electrically connected to the workbench, and connected to the medical booster pump via a pipeline, the cutting blade includes a casing, a microwave blade, a cooling support, a high-pressure jet pipe and a return pipe, a front end of the microwave blade is provided with a curved cutting edge, and a rear end of the microwave blade is provided in the cooling support, a jet hole is provided on one side of the curved cutting edge, the high-pressure jet pipe is connected with the jet hole, and the return pipe is provided on one side of the microwave blade.
CPC Classifications
A61B 34/30 A61B 17/3203 A61B 2034/305
Filing Date
2025-04-14
Application No.
19178811
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