Mapping data pipelines for surgical systems

A surgical data management system, comprising:

• a cloud-based server comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• in response to a trigger event occurring during a performance of a surgical procedure on a patient, and in real time with the performance of the surgical procedure on the patient, dynamically change a mapping of a data pipeline communicatively coupling a plurality of surgical systems in use in association with the surgical procedure;
• wherein each of the plurality of surgical systems is configured to communicate data using the data pipeline, the data collected in relation to and in real time with the performance of the surgical procedure and including at least one of patient data, surgical procedure data, and surgical instrument data;
• and
• the dynamic changing comprises at least one of:
• changing a destination of the data pipeline,
• changing a source of the data pipeline,
• adding an additional data pipeline to the data pipeline,
• changing a data flow rate of the data pipeline,
• changing where data transformation occurs along the data pipeline,
• using a parallel data pipeline instead of a serial pipeline,
• using a serial data pipeline instead of a parallel pipeline,
• changing a communication protocol of the data pipeline, and
• changing a data transmission frequency of the data pipeline.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• in response to a trigger event occurring during a performance of a surgical procedure on a patient, and in real time with the performance of the surgical procedure on the patient, dynamically change a mapping of a data pipeline communicatively coupling a plurality of surgical systems in use in association with the surgical procedure;
• wherein each of the plurality of surgical systems is configured to communicate data using the data pipeline, the data collected in relation to and in real time with the performance of the surgical procedure and including at least one of patient data, surgical procedure data, and surgical instrument data;
• and
• the dynamic changing comprises at least one of:
• changing a destination of the data pipeline,
• changing a source of the data pipeline,
• adding an additional data pipeline to the data pipeline,
• changing a data flow rate of the data pipeline,
• changing where data transformation occurs along the data pipeline,
• using a parallel data pipeline instead of a serial pipeline,
• using a serial data pipeline instead of a parallel pipeline,
• changing a communication protocol of the data pipeline, and
• changing a data transmission frequency of the data pipeline.