INTERACTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS WITH ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES
A surgical hub is configured to transmit generator data associated with a surgical procedure from a generator of the surgical hub to a cloud-based system. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: receive generator data; encrypt the generator data; generate a message authentication code based on the generator data; generate a datagram comprising: the encrypted generator data, the generated message authentication code, a source identifier and a destination identifier; and transmit the datagram to the cloud-based system. The datagram allows for the cloud-based system to: decrypt the encrypted generator data; verify the integrity of the generator data based on the message authentication code; authenticate the surgical hub as the source of the datagram; and validate a transmission path followed by the datagram between the surgical hub and the cloud based system.
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22 . A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in an intraoperative surgical procedure performed in a first operating room, wherein the surgical hub comprises:
a control circuit communicably coupled to a primary display, a secondary display, and a user interface configured to control the surgical hub;
the primary output display is configured to display the live video stream of the surgical procedure;
the secondary output display is configured to display patient information and medical information associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure;
the control circuit is configured to:
transmit a request to initiate a temporary communication link with a second surgical hub, wherein the second surgical hub is in a second operating room, and wherein the request to initiate the temporary communication link is part of a medical consultation request;
establish the temporary communication link in response to an accepted request by the second surgical hub;
transmit medical information associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the second surgical hub;
transmit a live video stream of the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the second surgical hub;
provide temporary access to an operator of the second surgical hub to control the surgical hub; and
receive a medical response by the operator of the second surgical hub to the medical consultation request, wherein the medical response includes a manipulated image displayed on the primary or secondary output display.
23 . The surgical hub of claim 22 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to: provide the operator of the second surgical hub, navigational control of the live video stream of intraoperative surgical procedure.
24 . The surgical hub of claim 22 , wherein the medical consultation request comprises a medical question, proposal, or request or a second opinion associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure.
25 . The surgical hub of claim 22 , wherein the temporary communication link is a short range wireless communication protocol.
26 . The surgical hub of claim 22 , wherein an operator in the first operating room maintains a sterile surgical environment in the first operating room throughout the medical consultation request.
27 . A surgical hub for use with a surgical system in an intraoperative surgical procedure performed in a first operating room, wherein the surgical hub comprises:
a control circuit communicably coupled to a primary display, a secondary display, and a user interface;
the primary output display is configured to display the live video stream of the surgical procedure;
the secondary output display is configured to display patient information and medical information associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure;
the control circuit configured to:
receive a request to initiate a temporary communication link with a second surgical hub, wherein the second surgical hub is in a second operating room, and wherein the request to initiate the temporary communication link is part of a medical consultation request;
receive medical information associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the second surgical hub;
record the temporary communication link;
store the temporary communication link and the medical information in a temporary storage array on the surgical hub;
receive a live video stream of the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link;
provide a medical response by an operator of the surgical hub to the medical consultation request, wherein the medical response includes a manipulated image displayed on the primary or secondary output display; and
purge the temporary storage array of all information associated with the temporary communication link upon the termination of the temporary communication link.
28 . The surgical hub of claim 27 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to: control the navigational controls of the live video stream of intraoperative surgical at the second surgical hub.
29 . The surgical hub of claim 27 , wherein the medical consultation request comprises a medical question, proposal, or request or a second opinion associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure.
30 . The surgical hub of claim 27 , wherein the temporary communication link is a short range wireless communication protocol.
31 . The surgical hub of claim 27 , wherein an operator in the first operating room maintains a sterile surgical environment in the first operating room throughout the medical consultation request.
32 . The surgical hub of claim 27 , wherein an operator in the first operating room forwards the medical consultation request to an operator in a third operating room.
33 . A method for an intraoperative surgical consultation in sterile surgical environment comprising a first surgical hub in a first operating room, the first surgical hub comprising control circuit communicably coupled to a primary display, a secondary display, and a user interface, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the control circuit, a request to initiate a temporary communication link with a second surgical hub, wherein the second surgical hub is in a second operating room, and wherein the request to initiate the temporary communication link is part of a medical consultation request;
establishing, by the control circuit, the temporary communication link in response to an accepted request by the second surgical hub;
transmitting, by the control circuit, medical information associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the second surgical hub;
transmitting, by the control circuit, a live video stream of the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the second surgical hub;
providing, by the control circuit, temporary access to an operator of the second surgical hub to control the surgical hub; and
receiving, by the control circuit, a medical response by the operator of the second surgical hub to the medical consultation request, wherein the medical response includes a manipulated image displayed on the primary or secondary output display.
34 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 33 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to: provide the operator of the second surgical hub, navigational control of the live video stream of intraoperative surgical procedure.
35 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 33 , wherein the medical consultation request comprises a medical question, proposal, or request or a second opinion associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure.
36 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 33 , wherein the temporary communication link is a short range wireless communication protocol.
37 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 33 , wherein an operator in the first operating room maintains a sterile surgical environment in the first operating room throughout the medical consultation request.
38 . A method for an intraoperative surgical consultation in sterile surgical environment comprising a first surgical hub in a first operating room, the first surgical hub comprising control circuit communicably coupled to a primary display, a secondary display, and a user interface, the method comprising:
receiving, by the control circuit, a request to initiate a temporary communication link with a second surgical hub, wherein the second surgical hub is in a second operating room, and wherein the request to initiate the temporary communication link is part of a medical consultation request;
receiving, by the control circuit, medical information associated with an intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link to the remote device;
recording, by the control circuit, the temporary communication link;
storing, by the control circuit, the temporary communication link and the medical information in a temporary storage array on the surgical hub;
receiving, by the control circuit, a live video stream of the intraoperative surgical procedure over the temporary communication link;
providing, by the control circuit, a medical response to the medical consultation request by an operator of the first surgical hub, wherein the medical response includes a manipulated image displayed on the primary or secondary output display; and
purging, by the control circuit, the temporary storage array of all information associated with the temporary communication link upon the termination of the temporary communication link.
39 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 38 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to: control the navigational controls of the live video stream of intraoperative surgical at the second surgical hub.
40 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 38 , wherein the medical consultation request comprises a medical question, proposal, or request or a second opinion associated with the intraoperative surgical procedure.
41 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 38 , wherein the temporary communication link is a short range wireless communication protocol.
42 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 38 , wherein an operator in the first operating room maintains a sterile surgical environment in the first operating room throughout the medical consultation request.
43 . The method for an intraoperative surgical consultation of claim 38 , wherein an operator in the first operating room forwards the medical consultation request to an operator in a third operating room.