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US 11,424,027 B2Granted
Method for operating surgical instrument systems
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorFrederick E. Shelton, IV
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Abstract
A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed.
Claims27
A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical grasper using machine learning in a surgical suite, wherein said method comprises:
- gathering data collected during previous surgical procedures, wherein the previous surgical procedures included the use of a surgical grasper comprising jaws movable through a closure stroke;
- analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical grasper during a current surgical procedure;
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- adjusting the operation of the surgical grasper during the current surgical procedure to improve the operation of the surgical grasper based on the analyzed data, wherein adjusting the operation of the surgical grasper comprises adjusting the speed at which the jaws move through the closure stroke.
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A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical dissector using machine learning in a surgical suite, wherein said method comprises:
- gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a surgical dissector comprising jaws movable through an opening stroke;
- analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical dissector;
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- adjusting the operation of the surgical dissector to improve the operation of the surgical dissector, wherein adjusting the operation of the surgical dissector comprises adjusting the speed at which the jaws move through the opening stroke.
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A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite, wherein said method comprises:
- gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a modular surgical instrument assembled from modules selectively attached to one another, wherein the modules are selected from a set of modules;
- analyzing the gathered data and the selected modules to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the modular surgical instrument;
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- adjusting the operation of the modular surgical instrument based on the gathered data and the selected modules to improve the operation of the modular surgical instrument.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.