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Granted Patent B2
US 12,549,622 · App. 17/363,965 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Method of hub communication

Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); David C. Yates (Morrow, OH); Eitan T. Wiener (Loveland, OH); Jeffrey L. Aldridge (Lebanon, OH); Jeffrey D. Messerly (Cincinnati, OH); Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, OH); Tamara S. Widenhouse (Clarksville, OH); Jerome R. Morgan (Cincinnati, OH)
Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
H04L67/10A61B1/000094A61B1/000096A61B1/00045A61B1/051A61B1/0661A61B5/0066A61B5/0075A61B5/0261A61B17/0682A61B17/072A61B17/1114A61B17/1155A61B17/1285A61B17/320092A61B18/1442A61B18/1445A61B34/20A61B34/25A61B34/32A61B34/71A61B90/35A61B90/361A61B90/37A61M1/73A61M1/79B25J9/1697B25J13/006G06K7/10316G06K19/07749G16H10/60G16H40/20G16H40/63G16H40/67G16H50/20G16H70/20H01Q1/22H04L63/1416H04L67/12H04N5/272H04N7/183H05K1/028H05K1/189A61B2017/00022A61B2017/00026A61B2017/0003A61B2017/00039A61B2017/00044A61B2017/00057A61B2017/00061A61B2017/00075A61B2017/00084A61B2017/00097A61B2017/00106A61B2017/0011A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00119A61B2017/00199A61B2017/00203A61B2017/00221A61B2017/00225A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00402A61B2017/00734A61B2017/00809A61B2017/00818A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07278A61B2017/07285A61B2017/1132A61B2017/32007A61B2017/320074A61B2017/320084A61B2017/320095A61B2017/320097A61B2018/00541A61B2018/00589A61B2018/00595A61B2018/00601A61B2018/00607A61B2018/0063A61B2018/00642A61B2018/00684A61B2018/00791A61B2018/00827A61B2018/00875A61B2018/00892A61B2018/00988A61B2018/00994A61B2034/2055A61B2034/2057A61B34/30A61B2034/301A61B2034/305A61B2090/309A61B2217/005A61B2217/007A61B2218/002A61B2218/007A61B2218/008A61M1/80A61M13/003A61M2205/3306A61M2205/3327A61M2205/3331A61M2205/3365A61M2205/3368G05B2219/40174G05B2219/45119
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,549,622
App. No.
17/363,965
Filed
Jun 30, 2021
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3683
USPC
705/2
Abstract

Disclosed is a cloud computing system for use with surgical hubs communicatively coupled to surgical instruments in surgical procedures. The cloud computing system includes an input/output interface configured for receiving raw data from the surgical hubs, wherein the raw data are generated from operation of the surgical instruments in the surgical procedures. The cloud computing system further includes a data collection and aggregation module configured to: identify patterns in the raw data; generate metadata based on the patterns; aggregate raw data into data sets based on a predetermined classification system; and store aggregated data sets in a database.

Claims (34)

1 . A surgical system, comprising:

a plurality of surgical hubs each configured to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each of the surgical instruments comprises an end effector actuatable to alter patient tissue based on execution of a control program, wherein the control program dictates operational parameters for controlling the end effector actuation; and

a remote server communicably coupled to the plurality of surgical hubs, the remote server comprising:

an input/output interface configured to receive raw data generated from operation of the plurality of surgical instruments during a plurality of surgical procedures;

a data collection and aggregation module configured to aggregate raw data into aggregated data sets based on a predetermined classification system for classifying procedural outcomes;

a patient outcome analysis module configured to:

analyze the aggregated data sets by evaluating the outcomes of the plurality of surgical procedures against the operational parameters used to control the end effector actuation of the plurality of surgical instruments during the surgical procedures; and

determine a correlation between positive procedural outcomes of the plurality of surgical procedures and a subset of the operational parameters; and

a control program updating module configured to transmit, during a current surgical procedure, a control program update to a recipient surgical hub of the plurality of surgical hubs, wherein the recipient surgical hub is configured to implement the control program update to automatically adjust the operational parameter controlling the end effector actuation of a surgical instrument being used to alter patient tissue during the current surgical procedure, the adjusted operational parameter based on the subset of operational parameters correlated with the positive procedural outcomes.

2 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the data collection and aggregation module is configured to remove redundant data from the raw data.

3 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the classification system is a binary classification system.

4 . The surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the binary classification system comprises a bleeding event and a non-bleeding event.

5 . The surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the binary classification system comprises a desirable event and an undesirable event.

6 . The surgical system of claim 3 , wherein the surgical instruments comprises surgical staplers, and wherein the binary classification system comprises a successful firing of a surgical stapler and an unsuccessful firing of the surgical stapler.

7 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the remote server further comprises a resource optimization module configured to analyze the aggregated data sets to optimize the operation of the surgical instruments.

8 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the remote server further comprises a data sorting and prioritization module.

9 . The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the data sorting and prioritization module is configured to assign a priority to an analysis of the aggregated data sets.

10 . The surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the data sorting and prioritization module is configured to prioritize aggregation of a subset of the raw data based on a detected criticality.

11 . A cloud computing system for use with a plurality of surgical hubs communicatively coupled to a plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each of the surgical instruments comprises an end effector actuatable to alter patient tissue based on execution of a control program, and wherein the control program dictates operational parameters for controlling the end effector actuation, the cloud computing system comprising:

a remote server communicably coupled to the plurality of surgical hubs, the remote server comprising:

an input/output interface configured to receive raw data generated from operation of the plurality of surgical instruments during a plurality of surgical procedures;

a data collection and aggregation module configured to aggregate raw data into aggregated data sets based on a predetermined classification system for classifying procedural outcomes;

a patient outcome analysis module configured to:

analyze the aggregated data sets by evaluating the outcomes of the plurality of surgical procedures against the operational parameters used to control the end effector actuation of the plurality of surgical instruments during the surgical procedures; and

determine a correlation between positive procedural outcomes of the plurality of surgical procedures and a subset of the operational parameters; and

a control program updating module configured to transmit, during a current surgical procedure, a control program update to a recipient surgical hub of the plurality of surgical hubs, wherein the recipient surgical hub is configured to implement the control program update to automatically adjust the operational parameter controlling the end effector actuation of a surgical instrument being used to alter patient tissue during the current surgical procedure, the adjusted operational parameter based on the subset of operational parameters correlated with the positive procedural outcomes.

12 . The surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the data collection and aggregation module is configured to remove redundant data from the raw data.

13 . The surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the classification system is a binary classification system.

14 . The surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the binary classification system comprises a bleeding event and a non-bleeding event.

15 . The surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the binary classification system comprises a desirable event and an undesirable event.

16 . The surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the surgical instruments comprises surgical staplers, and wherein the binary classification system comprises a successful firing of a surgical stapler and an unsuccessful firing of the surgical stapler.

17 . The surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the remote server further comprises a resource optimization module configured to analyze the aggregated data sets to optimize the operation of the surgical instruments.

18 . The surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the remote server further comprises a data sorting and prioritization module.

19 . The surgical system of claim 18 , wherein the data sorting and prioritization module is configured to prioritize aggregation of a subset of the raw data based on a detected criticality.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2021
From: SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; YATES, DAVID C.; WIENER, EITAN T.; ALDRIDGE, JEFFREY L.; MESSERLY, JEFFREY D.; HARRIS, JASON L.; WIDENHOUSE, TAMARA S.; MORGAN, JEROME R.
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
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Continuation 16209395 · Dec 4, 2018
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