Teleoperated surgical system equipment with user interface

A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments, the flux supply unit comprising:

• a user control interface comprising:
• a plurality of connectors to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors;
• and
• a display screen comprising a plurality of graphical display screen sections and controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors, wherein:
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections and the controls are visible together on the display screen;
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections comprise controls for different types of surgical instruments;
• and
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections are visually coupled to the plurality of connectors by an arrangement of the plurality of connectors relative to respective graphical display screen sections to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors, and
• at least one visual indicator indicating a visual coupling of one graphical display screen section and one connector, wherein the visual indicator is located between the one connector and the one graphical display screen section.

A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments, the flux supply unit comprising:

• a user control interface comprising:
• a plurality of connectors to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors;
• and
• a display screen comprising a plurality of graphical display screen sections and controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors, wherein:
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections and the controls are visible together on the display screen;
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections comprise controls for different types of surgical instruments;
• the plurality of graphical display screen sections are visually coupled to the plurality of connectors by an arrangement of the plurality of connectors relative to respective graphical display screen sections to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors, one graphical display screen section of the plurality of graphical display screen sections being visually coupled to more than one of the plurality of connectors, and
• the one graphical display screen section includes a plurality of information sections, the information sections being visually coupled in a one-to-one arrangement with the connectors visually coupled to the one graphical display screen section.

A method of displaying information for a flux supply device of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising:

• displaying the information in a plurality of graphical display screen sections on a display screen, wherein:
• the graphical display screen sections display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to a plurality of connectors of the flux supply device, the plurality of connectors for supplying flux to the surgical instruments;
• the controls include controls for different types of surgical instruments;
• the displaying the information comprises displaying the information in graphical display screen sections that are visually coupled to the connectors by an arrangement of the connectors relative to the graphical display screen sections on the display screen to indicate an association between the graphical display screen sections and connectors;
• and
• the displaying the information comprises displaying a first indicator of a system installation indicator to indicate that an electrosurgical instrument operationally coupled to one connector that is visually coupled to one graphical display screen section is mounted to a teleoperated surgical system, and displaying a second indicator of the system installation indicator to indicate to which of a plurality of arms of the teleoperated surgical system the electrosurgical instrument has been mounted.

A method of displaying information for a flux supply device of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising:

• displaying the information in a plurality of graphical display screen sections on a display screen, wherein:
• the graphical display screen sections display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to a plurality of connectors of the flux supply device, the plurality of connectors for supplying flux to the surgical instruments;
• the controls include controls for different types of surgical instruments;
• the displaying the information comprises displaying the information in graphical display screen sections that are visually coupled to the connectors by an arrangement of the connectors relative to the graphical display screen sections on the display screen to indicate an association between the graphical display screen sections and connectors;
• and
• the displaying the information comprises splitting one graphical display screen section into two graphical display screen sections each coupled to one connector in a one-to-one arrangement when a specialized instrument is connected to one of the connectors.