Network virtualization for remotely controlling robotic-assisted medical procedures

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• provide a virtual network for connecting:
• a first robotic procedure console of a plurality of robotic procedure consoles to a first patient-side robotic procedure system of a plurality of patient-side robotic procedure systems, the first patient-side robotic procedure system configured to be remotely located from the first robotic procedure console;
• and
• a second robotic procedure console of the plurality of robotic procedure consoles to a second patient-side robotic procedure system of the plurality of patient-side robotic procedure systems, the second patient-side robotic procedure system configured to be remotely located from the second robotic procedure console,
• the virtual network utilizing a plurality of different and disparate physical networks that comprise a first physical network on which the first robotic procedure console is configured to reside, a second physical network on which the second robotic procedure console is configured to reside, a third physical network on which the first patient-side robotic procedure system is configured to reside, and a fourth physical network on which the second patient-side robotic procedure system is configured to reside;
• authenticate the first and second robotic procedure consoles for the virtual network;
• authenticate the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems for the virtual network;
• subsequent to authenticating the first robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system:
• establish, over the virtual network, a first virtual network connection between the first robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system, the first virtual network connection utilizing the first physical network, the third physical network, and a backbone network;
• and
• transmit, over the first virtual network connection, data between the first robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the first robotic procedure console to remotely control the first patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a first medical procedure;
• and
• subsequent to authenticating the second robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system:
• establish, over the virtual network, a second virtual network connection between the second robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system, the second virtual network connection utilizing the second physical network, the fourth physical network, and the backbone network;
• and
• transmit, over the second virtual network connection, data between the second robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the second robotic procedure console to remotely control the second patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a second medical procedure, the second medical procedure overlapping in time with the first medical procedure,
• wherein the first and second virtual network connections remain independent and separate despite sharing at least the backbone network.

A robotic-assisted medical procedure system comprising:

• a plurality of patient-side robotic procedure systems including a first patient-side robotic procedure system and a second patient-side robotic procedure system each comprising at least one of an instrument or an imaging system;
• a robotic procedure console configured to control the plurality of patient-side robotic procedure systems located remotely from the robotic procedure console;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• provide a virtual network for connecting the robotic procedure console to the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems, the virtual network utilizing a plurality of different and disparate physical networks that comprise a first physical network on which the robotic procedure console is configured to reside and a second physical network on which the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems are configured to reside;
• authenticate the robotic procedure console for the virtual network;
• authenticate the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems for the virtual network;
• subsequent to authenticating the robotic procedure console and at least the first patient-side robotic procedure system:
• establish, over the virtual network, a first virtual network connection between the robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system;
• transmit, over the first virtual network connection, data between the robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the robotic procedure console to remotely control the first patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a first medical procedure;
• and
• terminate the first virtual network connection subsequent to completion of the first medical procedure;
• and
• subsequent to completion of the first medical procedure:
• establish, over the virtual network, a second virtual network connection between the robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system;
• transmit, over the second virtual network connection, data between the robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the robotic procedure console to remotely control the second patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a second medical procedure;
• and
• terminate the second virtual network connection subsequent to completion of the second medical procedure,
• wherein each of the first and second virtual network connections remain independent and separate from any other temporally overlapping virtual network connection that shares at least one physical network with the first or second virtual network connection.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• provide a virtual network for connecting a robotic procedure console to first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems of a plurality of patient-side robotic procedure systems, the virtual network utilizing a plurality of different and disparate physical networks that comprise a first physical network on which the robotic procedure console is configured to reside and a second physical network on which the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems are configured to reside;
• authenticate the robotic procedure console for the virtual network;
• authenticate the first and second patient-side robotic procedure systems for the virtual network;
• subsequent to authenticating the robotic procedure console and at least the first patient-side robotic procedure system:
• establish, over the virtual network, a first virtual network connection between the robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system;
• transmit, over the first virtual network connection, data between the robotic procedure console and the first patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the robotic procedure console to remotely control the first patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a first medical procedure;
• and
• terminate the first virtual network connection subsequent to completion of the first medical procedure;
• and
• subsequent to completion of the first medical procedure:
• establish, over the virtual network, a second virtual network connection between the robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system;
• transmit, over the second virtual network connection, data between the robotic procedure console and the second patient-side robotic procedure system to permit the robotic procedure console to remotely control the second patient-side robotic procedure system to perform a second medical procedure;
• and
• terminate the second virtual network connection subsequent to completion of the second medical procedure,
• wherein each of the first and second virtual network connections remain independent and separate from any other temporally overlapping virtual network connection that shares at least one physical network with the first or second virtual network connection.