Detection of surgical devices within surgical systems
Examples described herein may include a surgical computing device that directs data communications to surgical networks. The surgical computing device may include a processor that is configured to determine a present network locus, wherein the present network locus is any of a first surgical network or a second surgical network; identify a data communications session; determine a surgical data type of the data communication session, wherein the surgical data type is any of a first type of surgical data or a second type of surgical data, and direct the data communications session to the first surgical network if the surgical data type is the first type of surgical data or to the second surgical network if the surgical data type is the second type of surgical data.
1. A surgical computing device for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine a present network locus, wherein the present network locus is at least one of a first surgical network or a second surgical network;
identify a data communication session;
derive contextual information of the data communication session related to the surgical procedure using a situational awareness system;
determine a surgical data type of the data communication session, wherein the surgical data type is at least one of a first type of surgical data or a second type of surgical data, and wherein the determination of the surgical data type is based on at least the derived contextual information related to the surgical procedure; and
direct the data communication session to the first surgical network if the surgical data type is determined to be the first type of surgical data or to the second surgical network if the surgical data type is determined to be the second type of surgical data.
2. The surgical computing device of claim 1 , wherein the first surgical network is a primary surgical network and the second surgical network is a secondary surgical network.
3. The surgical computing device of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the surgical data type is further based on connectivity adjustments of the first surgical network and the second surgical network.
4. The surgical computing device of claim 3 , wherein the connectivity adjustments are based on at least one of: latency, data transfer parameters, bandwidth, message handling, service available, or service reliability.
5. The surgical computing device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine that the surgical computing device has moved from a first operating room to a second operating room; and
determine that the present network locus is different than a previous network locus.
6. The surgical computing device of claim 5 , wherein the first surgical network is associated with the first operating room, and the second surgical network is associated with the second operating room.
7. The surgical computing device of claim 1 , wherein the situational awareness system includes a pattern recognition system that correlates surgical inputs with the surgical procedure, and wherein the contextual information is derived using the pattern recognition system.
8. A surgical computing device for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine a present network locus of the processor, wherein the present network locus is at least one of a first surgical network or a second surgical network;
identify a data communication session;
derive contextual information of the data communication session related to the surgical procedure using a situational awareness system;
determine a surgical data type of the data communication session, wherein the determination of the surgical data type is based on at least the derived contextual information related to the surgical procedure; and
direct the data communication session to the first surgical network or the second surgical network based on the present network locus and the surgical data type of the data communication session.
9. The surgical computing device of claim 8 , wherein the first surgical network is a primary surgical network and the second surgical network is a secondary surgical network.
10. The surgical computing device of claim 8 , wherein the situational awareness system includes a pattern recognition system that correlates surgical inputs with the surgical procedure, and wherein the contextual information is derived using the pattern recognition system.
11. The surgical computing device of claim 8 , wherein determining if the surgical data type is based on connectivity adjustments of the first surgical network and the second surgical network.
12. The surgical computing device of claim 11 , wherein the connectivity adjustments are based on at least one of: latency, data transfer parameters, bandwidth, message handling, service available, or service reliability.
13. The surgical computing device of claim 8 , wherein when the processor has been moved from a first operating room to a second operating room, the processor is configured to determine that the present network locus is different than a previous network locus.
14. The surgical computing device of claim 13 , wherein first surgical network is present at the first operating room, and the second surgical network is present at the second operating room.
15. A surgical system for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a surgical hub;
a plurality of surgical modules;
a first plurality of functions within a first surgical network, wherein the first surgical network is associated with a first type of surgical data;
a second plurality of functions within a second surgical network, wherein the second surgical network is associated with a second type of surgical data; and
a processor of the surgical hub configured to:
combine at least one of the first plurality of functions with at least one of the second plurality of functions to create a third surgical network, wherein the third surgical network is connected to the surgical hub and associated with a third type of surgical data; and
a processor of at least one of the plurality of surgical modules configured to:
determine a present network locus of the processor, wherein the present network locus is at least one of the first surgical network, the second surgical network, or the third surgical network;
identify a data communication session;
derive contextual information of the data communication session related to the surgical procedure using a situational awareness system;
determine a surgical data type of the data communication session, wherein the surgical data type is at least one of a first type of surgical data, a second type of surgical data, or a third type of surgical data, and the determination of the surgical data type is based on at least the derived contextual information related to the surgical procedure; and
direct the data communication session to the third surgical network if the surgical data type is the third type of surgical data.
16. The surgical system of claim 15 , wherein the first surgical network is a primary surgical network and the second surgical network is a secondary surgical network.
17. The surgical system of claim 15 , wherein determining if the surgical data type is the third type of surgical data is based on connectivity adjustments of the third surgical network.
18. The surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the connectivity adjustments are based on at least one of: latency, data transfer parameters, bandwidth, message handling, service available, or service reliability.
19. The surgical system of claim 15 , wherein the first surgical network, the second surgical network, and the third surgical network are connected to edge servers.
20. The surgical system of claim 19 , wherein the situational awareness system includes a pattern recognition system that correlates surgical inputs with the surgical procedure, and wherein the contextual information is derived using the pattern recognition system.