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The Natural History Museum's website has had an overhaul and now has a brand new look.
There are over 15,000 pages and a million science records, serving the Museum's diverse audience of scientists, teachers, kids, visitors and businesses.
The website has been redesigned with the help of Graphico New Media and has been restructured to better meet the needs of our audience and to be more accessible.
A new content management system, Rhythmyx designed by Percussion software, has been implemented to enable our contributors to update content more easily.
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Visit us has everything you need to plan a trip to the Museum, including a calendar of What's on.
Nature online is a vast store of fascinating information about the natural world. Explore our interactive map, Global Reach, and discover some of the cutting-edge research we undertake.
Kids only is our new section for kids where you can watch flesh-eating beetles clean skeletons, find out what kind of dinosaur you are or find out how to become an 'ologist!
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Obama's Chrysler 300C On eBay For $1 Million
The internet space is now the new place for high-end shopping, including cars! After covering some significant purchases like the Ferrari F430 and the 1964 Pontiac Firebird, it's time for another attention grabbing item: President Barack Obama's 2005 Chrysler 300.
When in 2005, the then senator started touring for his senatorial duties, this sedan was apparently one of the vehicles he used for being ferried back and forth between Washington D.C. and Chicago but when the bid for the presidency began, he bid farewell to the car and used the Ford Escape Hybrid instead.
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Trent Reznor has launched a new project with Atticus Ross and his wife Mariqueen Maandig called How to Destroy Angels, because Nine Inch Nails' maybe new music and his sound tracking or all that award winning has not kept him busy enough. Their new EP, An Omen, received largely positive reviews, Pitchfork heralding it as 'immaculately pieced together, richly detailed and suitably moody," while Rolling Stone was left (rightly) wondering: "Nine Inch Nails fronted by a hot femme singer? Why didn't anyone think of it sooner?" And we were nonetheless pleasantly surprised when we hit "Play" on this new video for their "Ice Age."
"Ice Age" is almost seven minutes long, and comprised almost entirely of a plucked at banjo and Maandig's wispy vocals. It sounds at once like something the experimental duo The Books might have conjured up and an outtake from Fleetwood Mac's Rumors — delicate and airy until an ominous industrial grind breaks through somewhere around the five minute mark, and it becomes almost creepy when it splinters into feedback in the end. And the video is set perfectly to match. It's made up mostly of close-ups of Maandig in a cold looking cabin by the ocean somewhere, but it's dark and desolate (as you might expect, given its director's past film credits, namely: The Road) and really beautiful — much like we hope any impending ice ages could be.


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Late night TV host Jimmy Fallon put on a celery costume and garnished a Bloody Mary 45,889.8 fluid ounces in size.
Fallon set the record on March 18, 2010 during the taping of a URDB segment on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson served as witnesses.
The Bloody Mary contained tomato juice, lemon, Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, ice, vodka and Guinness beer, a personal favorite of Fallon's.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – After a short morning of testimony, and about 20 minutes of deliberations, a jury found Daniel Proctor guilty of theft.
Proctor was sentenced to two terms of life in prison, due to prior convictions he had on his record. He did not take the stand to testify.
Jury selection took place all of Monday. Proctor is acting as his own lawyer, after saying he was not happy with the counsel provided to him. Randy Dill is prosecuting the case for the Madison County District Attorney's Office. Madison County Circuit Judge Donna Pate presided over the case.
Proctor is also suspected in the disappearance of his ex-wife in Florida, but is not charged in that case.
The charges in Madison County stem from Proctor's alleged flight after investigators began questioning him about Patterson's disappearance. He is charged with stealing a truck and a pistol from a friend in Madison County.
Proctor pleaded not guilty to the two charges he faces — theft of a firearm and theft of a motor vehicle, a 1992 Ford Explorer. He also made a motion to dismiss the case, which Judge Pate denied.
Huntsville attorney Larry Marsili served as Proctor's standby attorney, but could only assist by answering questions if Proctor asked.
During jury selection on Monday, of nearly 30 potential jurors, only three said they had read or watched media coverage about Proctor. All jurors in the pool said prior knowledge of Proctor would not affect their ability to make an unbiased judgment in the Madison County theft trial.
But one person sitting in on the courtroom on Monday has an interest she says goes far beyond the alleged theft of a gun or a vehicle. Amy Patterson's mother, Ladonna Salehi, is still searching for answers about her daughter's disappearance more than a year ago.
"I came here to let him see me," explained Salehi, "because I want him to know she's not forgotten and that I'm not forgetting and that he is going to have to answer one way or another what he's done with her."
Amy Patterson was working as a school teacher when she disappeared from Cape Coral, Florida in July 2011.
"You know, we have our days and nights that are pretty rough, said Salehi, "and I'm hoping that when he sees me that maybe he'll think about what he's done, maybe he'll have a conscience, I don't know, all I want to know is where she is, that's it."
A grieving mother is not the only one with a vested interest in Proctor's Madison County court proceedings. An investigator with the Lee County, Florida Sheriff's department Monday peered at Proctor through a small window in Judge Donna Pate's courtroom, lead over and whispered, "right there sits the man who has been the bane of my existence for over a year." He said the Lee County is also keeping a watchful eye on Proctor.
"I'm thrilled, said Salehi. "I'm thrilled they're coming up here and are having a presence here because it's through them we will find the solution to this case, so he's going to know that his chances are getting slimmer and slimmer unless he comes forward."


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David Letterman Urges Stephen Colbert To Shake Up 'Late Show'
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Hi, I'm Anne-Marie Concepcion and Adobe InDesign CS5 New Features. This release of InDesign, the world's premier layout program, brings a slew of new features that streamline tedious production tasks and also adds a number of never before seen features that let you use InDesign to create all sorts of dynamic, interactive projects without learning a bit of code. In this title I'll walk you through the most important features as well as the most useful enhancements that have been added to existing tools and techniques.
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This lovely wallet is hand made from genuine Harris Tweed in a brown/grey herringbone pattern. The same shades are included on the cotton lining which is a cute paw print fabric. The inside contains 4 credit card slots with tabs over to stop cards falling out, and a large section for notes. The outer and inner sections are interfaced for strength and the wallet is edged with a faux-suede binding. It fastens with a velcro tab made from the faux-suede and lined with paw print cotton.
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A quality wallet which would make a lovely birthday or anniversary gift for the man in your life! Or what about a special gift for Fathers Day!
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Each length of Harris Tweed can be traced right back to its individual weaver and mill. Made of 100% Pure New Wool, Harris Tweed is dyed, blended, carded, spun, warped, woven, finished, examined and stamped only in the Scottish Outer Hebrides by local crofters and artisans.
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Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced its latest social networking milestone revealing it has topped the 100 million global user mark.
With more than 100 million users signed on to the Facebook rival Twitter has also confirmed that more than 50 million of its users log in to the service every day with more than five billion Tweets being sent per month.
"Five years ago, Twitter came to life when @jack sent the first Tweet to his seven followers," a post on the official Twitter blog read. "Now, 100 million active users around the globe turn to Twitter to share their thoughts and find out what's happening in the world right now."
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More than 4 million unwanted, abused or aggressive dogs and cats were euthanized last year in the United States. In Johnson City, more than 2,920 animals taken to the local shelter have been euthanized this year.
Most of these deaths would have been unnecessary had pet owners spayed or neutered their animals. If they had, many puppies and kittens would not end up in local animal shelters that are struggling to stretch the limited tax dollars they are given to deal with animal control issues.
Johnson City commissioners decided in 2010 to take a pass on an ordinance requiring pet owners in the city to have their animals spayed or neutered. Similar spay/neuter laws have proved successful in lowering the unwanted pet population of Asheville, N.C., and other communities in 30 states with similar ordinances.
Commissioners argued then there might be other ways to address the problem. Three years later, however, the problem persists.
One suggestion has been to step up public awareness of the issue. If only that were enough. Animal control officials and leaders of animal welfare organizations have spent years trying to educate local pet owners on the need to have their dogs and cats sterilized. The Washington County Humane Society is among a number of organizations that offer a low-cost spay/neuter program.
The message has reached some, but far too many pet owners have turned a deaf ear. As a result, animal shelters are faced with making heartbreaking life or death decisions every day.
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4. For the frosting: in a bowl, combine the butter with the icing sugar and once this has mixed well and become fluffy, add the cocoa powder.
5. Blend for 3 minutes and then either spoon onto the cooled sponges or pipe with a nozzle and piping bag. Finish off with a dried banana chip.
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Using a traditional palette of stone and brick, KlingStubbins and Croxton Collaborative Architects infused generous amounts of glass into the building's facade to modernize the facility's appearance while respecting the institution's surrounds. The faculty and students worked carefully with KlingStubbins to consider a number of factors associated with the need to locate a massive, energy-demanding, and technically complex building within the context of a visually attractive campus. The resulting positioning of the facility unites the sciences with the rest of campus and draws students into the science complex as they commute from one part of campus to another.
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Marmorgugelhupf – Marble Cake Recipe
This recipe for Marmorgugelhupf is a modern take on the German classic dessert. It is an excellent complement to coffee and makes a great dessert. Try it with cafe noir. Recommended Equipment:tube or bundt panstand mixer Ingredients:main batter1 2/3 cup sugar2 2/3 cup all purpose flour1/4 tspn salt2 tspn baking powder7 eggs12 oz. unsalted butter, […] [Read More]
Sisig is a famous Filipino hangover killer. I first heard of SiSig while watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. It looked really tasty so I searched around for what ingredients are usually included and put together this recipe. I'm not sure if this version of SiSig tastes anything like what you would find […] [Read More]
Vatapá Recipe
The first time that I tried vatapá was at a small, hill side cafe in the city of Salvador located in Brazil's Bahia State. In addition to an amazing view of the Atlantic Ocean, Café du Mar featured a wide array of classic Bahian dishes. Many of these, including vatapá, had African influences such as […] [Read More]
Mandarin Martini
My niece shared this recipe for Mandarin Martini with me last weekend. It just so happened that I had some extra Mandarin orange juice and a lime in the refrigerator so I gave it a try. It has great flavor and it's simple to prepare. Ingredients:1 shot vodkajuice from 1/2 a lime2 shots of Mandarin […] [Read More]


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Collection Title: Mount Royal Improvement Association (MRIA)
Inclusive Dates: 1928-1979
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Minutes, correspondence, newsletters, membership lists, financial records, flyers, legal briefs, newspaper clippings, maps, blueprints, and scrapbook.
Historical Note:
The Mount Royal Improvement Association exists in a Baltimore City area bounded by Druid Hill Park, Eutaw Place, Dolphin Street and Mount Royal Avenue. It was organized and incorporated in 1928 by residents to keep the neighborhood from declining in value. The stated objectives of the MRIA were to maintain and improve the appearance and values of neighborhood properties.
The bulk of the MRIA collection pertains to the involvement of the MRIA with the projects and policies of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency (BURHA), a city agency. During the 196O's, BURHA had included the Mount Royal District within the designated Mount Royal-Fremont Urban Renewal Area. The MRIA became concerned BURHA projects dor the area, including the development of a shopping area, apartment projects, expressway construction, park development, urban beautification, housing inspection, and zoning.
The MRIA also became involved with locally established institutions, including the Maryland Institute College of Art, the Lyric Theatre, and area churches. More recently, the MRIA has restricted the scope of its activities to a subset of the Mount Royal District, Bolton Hill, which is a national historical preservation area.
Custodial History:
The collection was donated to the University of Baltimore by Nancie E. Verkerke on August 1, 1979.


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No one can dispute that Gaga is the queen of disturbing glamour (Meat dress, anyone? Perhaps a giant Lucite egg is more to your liking?), but we can't say Lady Gaga's new M.A.C. Viva Glam ad makes us want to run anywhere but into our room to barricade our doors. Surrounded by the sound of rushing waves and a goldfish trapped in a martini glass (The Gaga cocktail, if you will), Lady G channels Ursula at the end of The Little Mermaid, when she transforms into an evil hottie to seduce Prince Eric. And who doesn't want to look like that during a lunch meeting?
In addition from putting on lipstick slower and more creepily than Buffalo Bill, Gaga will be working with M.A.C'.s Viva glam site through the month of March to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS, culminating in an interactive fashion event on March 17. Since 100% of proceeds from the Lady Gaga nude shade goes to charity, we'll force ourselves get over our initial creeps. Besides, something tells us Gaga's skull is actually encrusted in rhinestones like the ones featured in the video, and we one day aspire to that level of fierceness.


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With Easter just around the corner it's time to hop into action and donate non-perishable items to the Ottawa Food Bank for those in need. Our wonderful volunteers will be out at participating grocery store locations on March 31, April 1 and April 7 handing out bags for you to place your donations in. We're […]
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THE HOLIDAY CARDS THAT KEEP ON GIVING Over the holiday season, The Printing House (TPH) created seasonal cards where the whole production is donated – from the artwork to the printing – giving The Printing House the opportunity to donate 100 per cent of net proceeds to their chosen charities. During the 2011 holiday season […]
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County of Carleton Law Association's Courthouse Food Drive The CCLA held their annual Court House Food Drive in early March. Every morning various members of the CCLA and Ottawa law firms would station themselves in the lobby of the courthouse from 8-9:30 a.m to accept donations from anyone entering the building. Their hard work throughout […]
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The 81-year-old music executive also teased a surprise performance by a music legend.
Jennifer Hudson will debut her new single, "I Can't Describe (the Way I Feel)," alongside collaborators T.I. and Pharrell Williams during Saturday's soiree at the Beverly Hilton.
Hudson called the experience "a dream," but acknowledged that she's nervous to perform for the A-list crowd.
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Having fun down 'The Yard'Saturday, September 11th, 2010
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The Lighthouse club, Street Art Jam 2010Monday, September 6th, 2010
October 9th at 10:00am – October 10th at 11:30pm
With the support of the Devon music collective we have been given the opportunity to paint the interior and exterior of the lighthouse, an old club on Paignton seafront with live music, dj's, barbecue, raffles and fund raising activities as well as graffiti workshops for the kids!!
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YCAT selects three young artists for representation
27 May 2015
A violinist, a pianist and a guitarist have become the latest young musicians to be selected for representation by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT).
Savitri Grier (violin), Daniel Lebhardt (piano) and Sean Shibe (guitar) were chosen from eight finalists following performances at the Wigmore Hall in London on 21 May.
YCAT provides management, support, advice and performance opportunities for a select roster of young artists, acting as a stepping stone between study and a professional career.
Born in 1992, Savitri Grier read Music at Oxford University and is now a postgraduate student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she studies with David Takeno.
Hungarian pianist Daniel Lebhardt, 23, is studying for his Master's at the Royal Academy of Music with Pascal Nemirovski.
Born in Edinburgh in 1992 of Scottish and Japanese heritage, Sean Shibe was the first guitarist to be selected for the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme in 2012 and is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Royal College of Music tops Guardian university league table for music
26 May 2015, Katy Wright
The Royal College of Music (RCM) has been ranked first in the 2016 Guardian university league table for music.
The RCM was the only institution to score maximum marks of 100 in the table, which compares how final-year music students at a number of different institutions perceive their course.
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music ranked sixth and seventh respectively. The Royal Welsh College placed 21st, Trinity Laban Conservatoire 28th and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 35th.
The Guardian said: 'Students at London's Royal College of Music have no excuse not to feel inspired ... Facilities are top-notch and the RCM is aware that it has a duty to prepare its students for viable careers in a difficult industry, not just teach them how to make beautiful music.'
The RCM's career score was also the highest among universities offering music, with 97% of graduates in graduate-level jobs or further study within six months of graduation.
Individual investment in each student was scored 10/10 (which was also awarded to the universities of Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cambridge and East London).
Professor Colin Lawson, director of the RCM, said: 'The RCM continues to be a natural first choice for talented students from around the world and I am delighted that the 2016 Guardian University League Table confirms our position as the UK's leading institution for music education.'
Edinburgh University (ranked second) was the highest placing university, scoring 99.4 overall. Course satisfaction was highest at Sheffield University, which placed 8th. Brunel University came top for teaching satisfaction, with 99.2% of students satisfied with the teaching, while students at the University of Derby were most satisfied with feedback.
The Guardian university league table for Music 2016
Chetham's student Yuanfan Yang wins Cleveland piano competition
26 May 2015
A student at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester has won first prize in the senior division of the Cleveland International Piano Competition's Young Artists Competition.
Yuanfan Yang, 18, is a student in the upper sixth form at Chetham's, where he studies with Murray McLachlan.
He wins $25,000 and a debut recital at the Frick Collection in New York on 13 August.
The Cleveland International Piano Competition's Young Artists Competition was launched in 2005 as a one-day competition for Ohio piano students.
It was expanded this year to include international pianists and follow the same format as the main competition, one of the most prestigious music contests in the world.
McLachlan said: 'I have been so pleased and delighted to see Yuanfan's amazing progress and development as an artist, musician, pianist and young person over seven years of teaching him at Chetham's.
'He is a phenomenal worker and is blessed with exceptional musical instincts, co-ordination and natural facility.
'Already his diary is incredibly full and I expect him to continue developing the international career that has already started in the decades ahead.
'As a person, Yuanfan has proved to have sensitivity, modesty and integrity and is a great ambassador for Chetham's.'
Yang was also awarded first prize at the 2014 International Franz Liszt Competition for Young Pianists in Weimar and won the keyboard category of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012.
Manchester's RNCM introduces principal study recorder options
22 May 2015
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester will introduce principal study options in recorder from September at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Recorder students will be part of the college's historical performance department, led by fellows in historical performance Roger Hamilton and Harvey Davies.
Lessons will be given by recorder player Chris Orton and a newly appointed international tutor in recorder, to be announced next year.
Students will also benefit from the RNCM's partnership with the Academy of Ancient Music.
Paul Goodey, vice-principal (performance) at the RNCM, said: 'Two years ago, the RNCM appointed two fellows in historical performance who engage with all students, in all schools of study.
'Their work is closely linked to the instrument-specific training given by the tutors of early instruments.
'This work is now firmly embedded in the curriculum and has resulted in some outstanding performances ranging from chamber music through to projects with orchestras and choirs, and full-length operas by composers including Handel and Monteverdi.
'The college now wishes to enhance this work with the introduction of principal study recorder.'
Recorder students will also receive instruction in contemporary music and opportunities to collaborate with students in the school of composition to create new repertoire.
Jonathan Dove children's opera to mark LSO Discovery 25th anniversary
21 May 2015
The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) will mark the 25th anniversary of its LSO Discovery education programme with the performance of a new children's opera by Jonathan Dove this summer.
On 5 July, the LSO and music director designate Simon Rattle will be joined by students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and 220 amateur singers from the LSO Community Choir and LSO Discovery Choirs.
The Monster in the Maze, which retells the story of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur, has been composed specifically to allow students to perform alongside professional musicians.
It is the first in a series of new children's operas commissioned jointly by the LSO, the Berlin Philharmonic and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, with performances lined up in London, Berlin and Aix.
The work will be premiered in Berlin in June with Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, and will receive two further performances by the LSO and the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on 8 and 9 July.
The 5 July concert will also include a performance of Walton's First Symphony, in which students from the Guildhall School will play alongside members of the LSO.
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The invention is directed to a system and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument (14), such as an endoscopic instrument configured for delivery through a small percutaneous penetration in a patient. The instrument comprises an elongate shaft (100) with a pair of mounting pins (116) laterally extending from the shaft between its proximal and distal ends. An instrument holder comprises a support having a central bore (202) and an axially extending slot (204) for receiving the instrument shaft and the mounting pins. A pair of locking slots (206) are cut into the support transversely to and in communication with the axial slot so that the mounting pins can be rotated within the locking slots. The instrument support further includes a latch assembly for automatically locking the mounting pins within the locking slots to releasably couple the instrument to the instrument holder. With this twist-lock motion, the surgeon can rapidly engage and disengage various instruments from the holder during a surgical procedure, such as open surgery, laparoscopy or thoracoscopy.
1. A manipulator assembly comprising:
a base,
an instrument holder removably mounted on the base,
a surgical instrument releasably coupled to the instrument holder, and
a drive assembly for manipulating the surgical instrument through the instrument holder, and for manipulating the instrument holder relative to the base in at least one degree of freedom; wherein the surgical instrument comprises:
an elongate shaft with one or more mounting pins laterally extending from the shaft;
the instrument holder comprising a support having a central bore, an axially extending slot for receiving the elongate shaft and the one or more mounting pins of the surgical instrument, and one or more locking slots cut into the support transversely to and in communication with the axial slot so that the one or more mounting pins can be rotated within corresponding of the one or more locking slots when received therein.
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15. A manipulator assembly comprising:
a surgical instrument,
an instrument holder releasably coupled through a twist lock mechanism to the surgical instrument, and
a drive assembly coupled to the surgical instrument through the instrument holder for manipulating the surgical instrument;
wherein the surgical instrument comprises an elongate shaft with one or more mounting pins laterally extending from the shaft; and the instrument holder comprises a support having a central bore, an axially extending slot for receiving the elongate shaft and the one or more mounting pins of the surgical instrument, and one or more locking slots cut into the support transversely to and in communication with the axial slot so that the one or more mounting pins can be rotated within corresponding of the one or more locking slots when received therein.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/265,285 filed Oct. 4, 2002, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/521,253 filed on Mar. 8, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,461,372, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/105,706 filed on Jun. 26, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,080,181, which is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/848,934, filed on May 1, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,810,880, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/485,587, filed on Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,649,956, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention was made with Government support under contract awarded by the National Institute for Health (NIH) under grant number 5 R01GM-44902-02. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
This invention relates to surgical manipulators and more particularly to robotic assisted apparatus for use in surgery.
In standard laparoscopic surgery, a patient's abdomen is insufflated with gas, and trocar sleeves are passed through small (approximately � inch) incisions to provide entry ports for laparoscopic surgical instruments. The laparoscopic surgical instruments generally include a laparoscope for viewing the surgical field, and working tools such as clamps, graspers, scissors, staplers, and needle holders. The working tools are similar to those used in conventional (open) surgery, except that the working end of each tool is separated from its handle by an approximately 12 inch long extension tube. To perform surgical procedures, the surgeon passes instruments through the trocar sleeves and manipulates them inside the abdomen by sliding them in and out through the sleeves, rotating them in the sleeves, levering (e.g., pivoting) the sleeves in the abdominal wall, and actuating end effectors on the distal end of the instruments.
In robotically-assisted and telerobotic surgery (both open surgery and endoscopic procedures), the position of the surgical instruments is controlled by servo motors rather than directly by hand or with fixed clamps. The servo motors follow the motions of a surgeon's hands as he/she manipulates input control devices at a location that may be remote from the patient. Position, force, and tactile feedback sensors may be employed to transmit position, force, and tactile sensations from the surgical instrument back to the surgeon's hands as he/she operates the telerobotic system.
The servo motors are typically part of an electromechanical device that supports and controls the surgical instruments that have been introduced directly into an open surgical site or through trocar sleeves into the patient's abdomen becomes a body cavity. During the operation, the electromechanical device or instrument holder provides mechanical actuation and control of a variety of surgical instruments, such as tissue graspers, needle drivers, etc, that each perform various functions for the surgeon, i.e., holding or driving a needle, grasping a blood vessel or dissecting tissue.
This new method of performing telesurgery through remote manipulation will create many new challenges. One such challenge is that different surgical instruments will be attached and detached from the same instrument holder a number of times during an operation. In laparoscopic procedures, for example, the number of entry ports into the patient's abdomen is generally limited during the operation because of space constraints as well as a desire to avoid unnecessary incisions in the patient. Thus, a number of different surgical instruments will typically be introduced through the same trocar sleeve during the operation. Likewise, in open surgery, there is typically not enough room around the surgical site to position more than one or two surgical manipulators, and so the surgeon's assistant will be compelled to frequently remove instruments from the holder and exchange them with other surgical tools.
What is needed, therefore, is an improved system and method for releasably coupling a surgical instrument to an instrument holder. The system should be configured to quickly and easily engage and disengage the instrument from the holder to minimize the instrument exchange time during endoscopic surgery. Preferably, the system is part of an electromechanical device that can be coupled to a controller mechanism to form a telerobotic system for operating the surgical instrument by remote control.
According to the invention, a system and method provide for releasably holding a surgical instrument during conventional open surgery or endoscopic procedures, such as laparoscopy. The instrument comprises an elongate shaft with proximal and distal ends and a mounting means having a protrusion extending radially from the shaft between the proximal and distal ends. An instrument holder comprises a support having a body with an axial passage for receiving the instrument shaft and a first hole in communication with the axial passage for receiving the protrusion. A second hole is cut into the body transversely to and in communication with the first hole so that the protrusion can be rotated within the second hole. To prevent the instrument from being accidently twisted and thereby disengaged from the instrument holder during surgery, the holder further includes a locking means coupled to the body for automatically locking the protrusion within the second hole thereby releasably locking the instrument to the instrument holder.
In a preferred configuration, the protrusion of the mounting means comprises a pair of opposing arms, such as mounting pins, extending outward from the instrument shaft. The first hole is an axially extending slot for receiving the mounting pins and the second hole is a perpendicular locking slot having a first portion aligned with the axial slot and a second portion extending circumferentially around the body of the instrument support. With this configuration, the mounting pins can be slid through the axial slot and rotated into the locking slot to attach the instrument to the holder. The instrument can be removed by performing the same two steps in reverse order. With this twist-lock motion, the surgeon can rapidly engage and disengage various instruments from the instrument holder during a surgical procedure.
The locking means preferably comprises a releasable latch assembly for locking the mounting pins to the instrument holder. The latch assembly includes a spring-loaded plunger coupled to a latch that normally locks the instrument in place by capturing the mounting pin in the locking slot. The plunger has a button extending outward from the instrument holder for moving the latch away from the locking slot. The button can be depressed manually or automatically to release the mounting pins and allow instrument exchange when the instrument is easily accessible to the surgeon.
The invention is particularly useful for releasably holding an endoscopic instrument configured for introduction through a small percutaneous penetration into a body cavity, e.g., the abdominal or thoracic cavity. To that end, the instrument preferably includes an end effector, such as a pair of jaws,-coupled to the distal end for engaging a tissue structure within the body cavity. To actuate the end effector, the instrument has a second pair of arms, such as actuator pins, laterally extending from the shaft and operatively coupled to the end effector. Preferably, the actuator pins are axially displaceable with respect to the shaft to actuate the end effector (e.g., open and close the jaws). The instrument holder further includes an actuator driver releasably coupled to the actuator arms and to an external driver for actuating the end effector. The actuator driver preferably includes a twist-lock interface having transverse slots similar to that described for the instrument support so that-the instrument can be simultaneously engaged or disengaged from both the instrument support and the actuator driver.
Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description in which the preferred embodiment has been set forth in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like elements, a manipulator assembly 2 is illustrated according to the principles of the invention. Manipulator assembly 2 generally includes an instrument holder 4 removably mounted to a base 6 and a drive assembly 7 for manipulating a surgical instrument 14 releasably coupled to instrument holder 4.
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First drive 8 comprises a rotation drive motor 26 fixed to frame 16 and coupled to first shaft 18 by a drive belt 28 for rotating first shaft 18 with respect to frame 16. Second drive 10 comprises a gripper drive motor 30 fixed to frame 16, and coupled to second shaft 20 by a drive belt-32 for rotating second shaft 20 with respect to frame 16. Third drive 12 comprises a vertical drive motor 34 coupled to instrument holder 4 via a drive belt 36 and two pulleys 38 for axially displacing instrument holder 4 with respect to frame 16. Drive motors 26, 30, 34 are preferably coupled to a controller mechanism via servo-control electronics (not shown) to form a telerobotic system for operating surgical instrument 14 by remote control. The drive motors follow the motions of a surgeon's hands as he/she manipulates input control devices at a location that may be remote from the patient. A suitable telerobotic system for controlling the drive motors is described in commonly assigned co-pending application Ser. No. 08/623,932 filed Jan. 21, 1992 TELEOPERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH TELEPRESENCE, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The above described telerobotic servo system preferably has a servo bandwidth with a 3 dB cut off frequency of at least 10 hz so that the system can quickly and accurately respond to the rapid hand motions used by the surgeon. To operate effectively with this system, instrument holder 4 has a relatively low inertia and drive motors 26, 30, 34 have relatively low ratio gear or pulley couplings.
In a specific embodiment, surgical instrument 14 is an endoscopic instrument configured for introduction through a percutaneous penetration into a body cavity, such as the abdominal or thoracic cavity. In this embodiment, manipulator assembly 2 supports a cannula 50 on distal support member 19 of frame 16 for placement in the entry incision during an endoscopic surgical procedure (note that cannula 50 is illustrated schematically in
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Instrument holder 4 is removably coupled to base 6 and the drive motors so that the entire holder 4 can be removed and sterilized by conventional methods, such as steam, heat and pressure, chemicals, etc. In the preferred configuration, arm 68 includes a toggle switch 69 that can be rotated to release arm 68 from drive belt 36 (
To remove instrument holder 4 from base 6, the operator rotates toggle switch 69 to release arm 68 from drive belt 36 and removes drive belts 28, 32 from drives 8, 10. As shown in
The lower portion of base 6 (including distal support member 19) may also be sterilized to decontaminate those parts that come into contact with holder 4 or instrument 14 (e.g., by dipping the lower portion of base 6 into a sterilizing bath). To facilitate this type of sterilization, shafts 18, 20 will preferably be somewhat longer than shown in
Instrument holder 4 further includes an instrument support 70 (see detail in
Instrument holder 4 further includes an actuator driver 80 (see detail in
Shaft 100 is preferably a stainless steel tube having an outer diameter in the range of 2-10 mm, usually 4-8 mm, so as to fit within a cannula having an internal diameter in the range of 2-15 mm. Shaft 100 can also be introduced directly through a percutaneous incision in the patient. Shaft 100 has a length selected to reach a target site in a body cavity, such as the abdomen, and to extend sufficiently out of the body cavity to facilitate easy manipulation of surgical instrument 14. Thus, shaft 100 should be at least between 10 cm and 40 cm and is preferably between 17 cm and 30 cm. It should be noted that although shaft 100 is shown as having a circular cross-sectional shape in the drawings, shaft 100 could alternatively have a rectangular, triangular, oval or channel cross-sectional shape.
In a specific configuration, shaft 100 includes a mounting means for releasably coupling surgical instrument 14 to instrument support 70 and first drive 8 of manipulator assembly 2. In the preferred embodiment, mounting means comprises a pair of opposed mounting pins 116 extending laterally outward from shaft 100. Mounting pins 116 are rigidly connected to shaft 100 and are adapted for engaging a twist-lock interface on instrument support 70, as discussed in detail below. It should be understood that the invention is not limited to a pair of opposing pins and mounting means can include a single mounting pin or a plurality of pins extending circumferentially around shaft. Alternatively, pins 116 may have a variety of other shapes, such as spherical or annular, if desired.
Instrument 14 includes an end effector 120 extending from distal end 104 for engaging a tissue structure on the patient, such as the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery. In the preferred embodiment, end effector 120 comprises a pair of jaws 122, 124 that are movable between open and closed positions for grasping a blood vessel, holding a suture, etc. Jaws 122, 124 preferably have transverse grooves or other textural features (not shown) on opposing surfaces to facilitate gripping of the tissue structure. To avoid the possibility of damaging the tissue to which jaws 122, 124 are applied, the jaws may also include atraumatic means (not shown), such as elastomeric sleeves made of rubber, foam or surgical gauze wrapped around jaws 122, 124.
To move jaws 122, 124 between the open and closed positions, instrument 14 includes an end effector actuator releasably coupled to actuator driver 80 and second drive 10 of manipulation assembly 2 (see
Jaws 122, 124 are preferably biased into the closed positioned by an annular compression spring 144 positioned within shaft 100 between actuator pins 132 and an annular disc 146 fixed to the inside surface of shaft 100. During endoscopic procedures, this allows the surgical team to introduce jaws 122, 124 through cannula 50 (or any other type of percutaneous penetration) and into the body cavity without getting stuck within cannula 50 or damaging surrounding tissue.
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Button 214 is disposed on the upper surface of support 70 for manual actuation by the surgeon or automatic actuation by base 6. Preferably, when instrument holder 4 is moved to its most proximal position (see
The intersecting axial and locking slots 204, 206 form an interface for releasably coupling mounting pins 116 of surgical instrument 14 to instrument holder 4. To insert instrument 14, the surgeon aligns mounting pins 116 with axial slot 204 and slides the instrument through bore 202 of annular collar 200 until mounting pins 116 are aligned with locking slots 206, as shown in
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A first linkage means is indicated generally by the numeral 321 and a second linkage in the form of a parallelogram is indicated by the numeral 323. The first linkage means is pivotally mounted on a base plate for rotation about an x-x axis. The second linkage means is pivotally connected to the first linkage means and is adapted to move in a plane parallel to the first linkage. Five link members (including extensions thereof), 311, 312, 313, 314, and 315 are connected together with pivot joints 316-320. A portion of element 313 extends beyond pivot 320 of the parallelogram linkage. The parallelogram linkage has an operating end at link member 313 and a driving end at link member 312. The elongated element 313 may, as desired later, carry a surgical instrument or other device, such as support bracket 24 of manipulator assembly 2. The pivot joints allow relative motion of the link members only in the plane containing them.
A parallelogram linkage is formed by corresponding link members 314, 315 and link members 312 and 313. The portions of link members 314 and 315 of the parallelogram are of equal length as are the portions of members 312 and 313 of the parallelogram. These members are connected together in a parallelogram for relative movement only in the plane formed by the members. A rotatable joint generally indicated by the numeral 322 is connected to a suitable base 324. The rotatable joint 322 is mounted on a base plate 326 adapted to be fixedly mounted to the base support means 324. A pivot plate 328 is pivotally mounted to base plate 326 by suitable means at, such as, pivots 330, 332. Thus pivot plate 328 may be rotated about axis x-x through a desired angle 62. This may be accomplished manually or by a suitable pivot drive motor 334.
A first linkage is pivotally mounted on the pivot plate 328 of the rotatable joint 322. The linkage elements 311, 312 and the link members are relatively stiff or inflexible so that they may adequately support an instrument used in surgical operations. Rods made of aluminum or other metal are useful as such links. The linkage elements 311 and 312 are pivotally mounted on base plate 328 for rotation with respect to the rotatable joint by pivots 336 and 338. At least one of the pivots 336, 338 is positioned so that its axis of rotation is normal to and intersects the x-x axis. Movement may occur manually or may occur using a linkage drive motor 340. The first linkage is also shaped in the form of a parallelogram formed by linkage elements 311, and 312; the portion of link member 315 connected thereto by pivots 316, 318; and base plate 328. One of the link members 315 is thus utilized in both the first 321 and second 323 linkage means. Linkage element 312 also forms a common link of both the first linkage means 321 and the second linkage means 323. In accordance with the invention, a remote center of spherical rotation 308 is provided by the above described embodiment of apparatus when the linkage element 311 is rotated and/or when pivot plate 328 is rotated about axis x-x. Thus, the end of element 313 can be moved through desired angles 81 and 92 or rotated about its own axis, while the remote center of rotation remains at the same location.
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Variations and changes may be made by others without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to endoscopic surgery. In fact, instrument holder 4, along with a telerobotic control mechanism, would be particularly useful during open surgical procedures, allowing a surgeon to perform an operation from a remote location, such as a different room or a completely different hospital.
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