SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A SEGMENTED CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR INTERACTIVE SURGICAL PLATFORM
Surgical systems can include evacuation systems for evacuating smoke, fluid, and/or particulates from a surgical site. A surgical evacuation system can be intelligent and may include one or more sensors for detecting one or more properties of the surgical system, evacuation system, surgical procedure, surgical site, and/or patient tissue, for example. The surgical system may include a segmented control circuit, a method of operating a segmented control circuit in a surgical evacuation system may include activating a first segment that includes a main processor and a safety processor. The first segment is caused to perform a first function. A second segment is activated where the second segment includes a sensing circuit and a display circuit. A third segment is activated where the third segment includes a motor control circuit and a motor.
1 . A surgical hub, comprising:
a control circuit, the control circuit including a plurality of segments;
the plurality of segments including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment;
the first segment includes a main processor and a safety processor, wherein the main processor is coupled to a memory, and the memory stores instructions executable by the main processor to energize the first segment before the second and third segment, energizing the second and third segments after the first segment performs a first function;
the second segment includes a sensing circuit and a display circuit; and
the third segment including a motor control circuit and a motor.
2 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the first function is checking the first, second, and third segments for at least one of a short circuit and an error.
3 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the first function is performing a safety check on the first, second, and third segments.
4 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the first function is verifying the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor are correct components.
5 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit identifies the main processor, the safety processor, the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor, and displays on a display device a status of the main processor, the safety processor, the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor.
6 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit identifies the first segment, the second segment and the third segment, and displays on a display device a status to a user of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.
7 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , further comprising a pump coupled to the motor.
8 . The surgical hub of claim 1 , wherein the motor operates at a first state or a second state.
9 . The surgical hub of claim 8 , wherein the first state is activated by a user, and the motor causes the pump to operate at a first rate.
10 . The surgical hub of claim 8 , wherein the motor causes the pump to operate at a second rate in the second state.
11 . A method of operating a segmented control circuit in a surgical evacuation system, comprising:
activating a first segment, wherein the first segment includes a main processor and a safety processor;
causing the first segment to perform a first function;
activating a second segment, wherein the second segment includes a sensing circuit and a display circuit; and
activating a third segment, wherein the third segment includes a motor control circuit and a motor.
12 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 11 , wherein the first function is checking the first, second, and third segments for at least one of a short circuit and an error.
13 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 11 , wherein the first function is performing a safety check on the first, second, and third segments.
14 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 11 , wherein the first function is verifying the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor are correct components.
15 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 11 , further comprising:
identifying, by the control circuit, the main processor, the safety processor, the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor; and
displaying on a display device a status of the main processor, the safety processor, the sensing circuit, the display circuit, the motor control circuit, and the motor.
16 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 11 , further comprising:
identifying, by the control circuit, the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment; and displaying on a display device a status of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment.
17 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 17 , further comprising:
operating the motor at a first state or a second state.
18 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 18 , wherein the first state is activated by a user, where the motor causes the pump to operate at a first rate.
19 . The method of operating the segmented control circuit of claim 18 , wherein the motor causes the pump to operate at a second rate in the second state.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer readable instructions, which when executed cause a machine to:
activate a first segment, wherein the first segment includes a main processor and a safety processor;
cause the first segment to perform a first function;
activate a second segment, wherein the second segment includes a sensing circuit and a display circuit; and
activate a third segment, wherein the third segment includes a motor control circuit and a motor.