Granted Patent
B2
US 12,433,508 · App. 17/960,604 · Granted Oct 7, 2025
Surgical system having a surgical instrument controlled based on comparison of sensor and database data
Inventors:
Jason L. Harris (Lebanon, OH); Frederick E. Shelton, IV (Hillsboro, OH); Chad E. Eckert (Terrace Park, OH); Jordan B. Wong (Cincinnati, OH); David C. Yates (Morrow, OH); Tamara S. Widenhouse (Clarksville, OH); Chester O. Baxter, III (Loveland, OH)
Assignee:
Cilag GmbH International
A61B5/1076A61B1/000094A61B1/00045A61B1/051A61B1/0661A61B5/0066A61B5/0075A61B5/02A61B5/0261A61B5/062A61B5/065A61B5/1073A61B5/287A61B5/6852A61B5/6857A61B5/6859A61B5/7278A61B5/743A61B6/5247A61B17/0682A61B17/072A61B17/1114A61B17/1155A61B17/1285A61B17/320092A61B18/1442A61B18/1445A61B34/10A61B34/20A61B34/32A61B34/71A61B90/35A61B90/361A61B90/37A61M1/73A61M1/79B25J9/1697B25J13/006G06K7/10316G06K19/07749G16H10/60G16H40/63G16H40/67G16H50/20G16H70/20H01Q1/22H04L63/1416H04L67/10H04L67/12H04N5/272H04N7/183H05K1/028H05K1/189A61B2017/00022A61B2017/00026A61B2017/0003A61B2017/00039A61B2017/00044A61B2017/00057A61B2017/00061A61B2017/00075A61B2017/00084A61B2017/00097A61B2017/00106A61B2017/0011A61B2017/00115A61B2017/00119A61B2017/00199A61B2017/00203A61B2017/00221A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00402A61B2017/00734A61B2017/00809A61B2017/00818A61B2017/07257A61B2017/07271A61B2017/07278A61B2017/07285A61B2017/1132A61B2017/32007A61B2017/320074A61B2017/320084A61B2017/320095A61B2017/320097A61B2018/00541A61B2018/00589A61B2018/00595A61B2018/00601A61B2018/00607A61B2018/0063A61B2018/00642A61B2018/00684A61B2018/00791A61B2018/00827A61B2018/00875A61B2018/00892A61B2018/00988A61B2018/00994A61B2034/105A61B2034/2051A61B2034/2055A61B2034/2057A61B2034/2061A61B34/30A61B2034/301A61B2034/305A61B2090/309A61B2217/005A61B2217/007A61B2218/002A61B2218/007A61B2218/008A61M1/80A61M13/003A61M2205/3306A61M2205/3327A61M2205/3331A61M2205/3365A61M2205/3368G05B2219/40174G05B2219/45119
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Abstract
A surgical system comprising a surgical instrument and a surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical instrument is configured to perform a surgical procedure and comprises a housing, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument; infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor; receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure; compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.
Claims (37)
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a surgical instrument configured to perform a surgical procedure, wherein the surgical instrument comprises:
a housing;
a shaft assembly extending from the housing;
an end effector extending from the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw from an open position toward a closed position to capture tissue within the end effector; and
a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument;
a surgical hub comprising a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to:
receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument;
infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor;
receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure;
compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and
control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.
2. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein controlling the surgical instrument comprises controlling the housing, the shaft assembly, or the end effector, or combinations thereof.
3. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the data from the database comprises a threshold parameter associated with the step of the surgical procedure, and wherein comparing the value of the parameter to the data received from the database comprises comparing the value of the parameter to the threshold parameter.
4. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the data from the database comprises a threshold range associated with the step of the surgical procedure, and wherein comparing the value of the parameter to the data received from the database comprises comparing the value of the parameter to the threshold range.
5. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions executable by the processor to infer a next surgical function to be performed by the surgical instrument, and wherein controlling the surgical instrument comprises preventing the surgical instrument from performing the next surgical function.
6. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the function comprises the end effector rotating relative to the shaft assembly about an articulation joint.
7. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the function comprises the shaft assembly rotating relative to the housing.
8. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the function comprises the second jaw clamping the tissue within the end effector.
9. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the end effector further comprises an electrode, and wherein the function comprises the surgical instrument applying energy to the tissue via the electrode.
10. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the end effector further comprises a knife, and wherein the function comprises cutting the tissue with the knife.
11. The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the end effector further comprises a staple cartridge including staples removably stored therein, and wherein the function comprises deploying the staples into the tissue.
12. A surgical system, comprising:
a surgical instrument configured to perform a surgical procedure, wherein the surgical instrument comprises:
a housing;
a shaft assembly extending from the housing;
an end effector extending from the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw from an open position toward a closed position to capture tissue within the end effector; and
a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument;
a surgical hub comprising a control circuit, configured to:
receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument;
infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor;
infer a next function of the surgical procedure to be performed by the surgical instrument;
receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure;
compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and
select between permitting the surgical instrument to perform the next function and preventing the surgical instrument from performing the next function based on the comparison.
13. The surgical system of claim 12 , wherein the data from the database comprises a threshold parameter associated with the step of the surgical procedure, and wherein comparing the value of the parameter to the data received from the database comprises comparing the value of the parameter to the threshold parameter.
14. The surgical system of claim 12 , wherein the data from the database comprises a threshold range associated with the step of the surgical procedure, and wherein comparing the value of the parameter to the data received from the database comprises comparing the value of the parameter to the threshold range.
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: HARRIS, JASON L.; SHELTON, FREDERICK E., IV; ECKERT, CHAD E.; WONG, JORDAN B.; YATES, DAVID C.; BAXTER, CHESTER O., III
To: ETHICON LLC
Reel/Frame 062963/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: WIDENHOUSE, TAMARA S.
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 062963/0927 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Mar 13, 2023
From: ETHICON LLC
To: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 063070/0171 →
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