Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems
A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a surgical instrument, analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical instrument, and adjusting the operation of the surgical instrument to improve the operation of the surgical instrument.
1 . A surgical end effector for use with a surgical instrument, comprising:
a first jaw member; and
a second jaw member, wherein at least one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member is independently movable relative to said other one of said first jaw member and said second jaw member about a joint between an open configuration and a closed configuration,
wherein said first jaw member includes:
a first portion couplable to a shaft of the surgical instrument; and
a second portion built on said first portion, wherein a configuration of said second portion is selected by a user in an additive manufacturing process.
2 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said additive manufacturing process comprises 3-D printing.
3 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises a tooth, wherein said second jaw member defines a void, and wherein, when said surgical end effector is in said closed configuration, said tooth is received in said void.
4 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises a first symmetrical pattern of protrusions, wherein said second jaw member comprises a second symmetrical pattern of protrusions, and wherein said first symmetrical pattern of protrusions and said second symmetrical pattern of protrusions are complementary.
5 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises a first symmetrical pattern of protrusions, wherein said second jaw member comprises a second symmetrical pattern of protrusions, and wherein said first symmetrical pattern of protrusions is different than said second symmetrical pattern of protrusions.
6 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises a first asymmetrical pattern of protrusions, wherein said second jaw member comprises a second asymmetrical pattern of protrusions, and wherein said first asymmetrical pattern of protrusions and said second asymmetrical pattern of protrusions are complementary.
7 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises a first asymmetrical pattern of protrusions, wherein said second jaw member comprises a second asymmetrical pattern of protrusions, and wherein said first asymmetrical pattern of protrusions is different than said second asymmetrical pattern of protrusions.
8 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first jaw member comprises an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein said first portion of said first jaw member is positioned along said inside surface of said first jaw member, and wherein said second portion of said first jaw member is positioned along said outside surface of said first jaw member.
9 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first portion of said first jaw member comprises a plurality of protrusions, and wherein said second portion of said first jaw member comprises a substantially smooth surface.
10 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first portion of said first jaw member comprises a substantially smooth surface, and wherein said second portion of said first jaw member comprises a plurality of protrusions.
11 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first portion of said first jaw member comprises an asymmetrical profile, and wherein said second portion of said first jaw member comprises a symmetrical profile.
12 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first portion of said first jaw member or said second portion of said first jaw member comprises a curved profile.
13 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said first portion is made of a first material and the second portion is made of a second material different than said first material.
14 . The surgical end effector of claim 13 , wherein said first material is a metal and said second material is a plastic.
15 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said configuration of said second portion is selected based on a procedure in which said surgical end effector is to be used.
16 . The surgical end effector of claim 1 , wherein said configuration of said second portion is selected based on a patient said surgical end effector is to be used on.
17 . A surgical end effector, comprising:
a first jaw; and
a second jaw, wherein said first jaw is movable relative to said second jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration,
wherein at least one of said first jaw or said second jaw includes:
a first portion couplable to a shaft of a surgical instrument; and
a second portion progressively added on said first portion with an additive manufacturing process.
18 . The surgical end effector of claim 17 , wherein said first portion is made of a first material and the second portion is made of a second material different than said first material.
19 . The surgical end effector of claim 17 , wherein said first material is a metal and said second material is a plastic.
20 . The surgical end effector of claim 17 , wherein a configuration of said second portion is selected based on:
a procedure in which said surgical end effector is to be used; or
a patient said surgical end effector is to be used on; or
a combination thereof.