US 11,775,682 B2 · Data stripping method to interrogate patient records and create anonymized record

Abstract

Various surgical hubs and data stripping methods are disclosed. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to interrogate a modular device coupled to the processor via a modular communication hub. The modular device is a source of data sets that include patient identity data and surgical procedure data. The processor also executes instructions to: receive a data set from the modular device; discard the patient identity data and any portion of the surgical procedure data that identifies the patient from the data set; extract anonymous data from the data set and create an anonymized data set; and configure operation of the surgical hub or the modular device based on the anonymized data set.

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Dependent claims

A surgical system configured to enhance a patient's privacy during a surgical procedure, the surgical system comprising:

a surgical instrument configured for use during the surgical procedure;
a database configured to store a medical record associated with the patient;
and
a surgical hub configured to be communicably coupled to the surgical instrument and the database, wherein the surgical hub comprises a memory and a control circuit configured to:
receive the medical record from the database;
determine that the medical record comprises medical information and personal information associated with the patient;
remove the medical information from the medical record;
generate an anonymous data file that exclusively comprises the medical information;
generate a recommended action for the surgical instrument based, at least in part, on the anonymous data file;
temporarily store the personal information in the memory;
generate a reassembled data file comprising the personal information temporarily stored in the memory and the medical information;
and
delete the personal information temporarily stored in the memory of the surgical hub.

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A surgical hub configured to enhance a patient's privacy during a surgical procedure, wherein the surgical hub is configured to be communicably coupled to a surgical instrument and a database configured to store a medical record associated with the patient, the surgical hub comprising:

a memory;
and
a control circuit configured to:
receive the medical record from the database;
determine that the medical record comprises medical information and personal information associated with the patient;
remove the medical information from the medical record;
generate an anonymous data file that exclusively comprises the medical information;
generate a recommended action for the surgical instrument based, at least in part, on the anonymous data file;
temporarily store the personal information in the memory;
generate a reassembled data file comprising the personal information temporarily stored in the memory and the medical information;
and
delete the personal information temporarily stored in the memory of the surgical hub.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Data stripping method to interrogate patient records and create anonymized record

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Data stripping method to interrogate patient records and create anonymized record

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Abstract

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