Robotic surgical inventory management

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a supply monitoring surgical robot via end-effector supply imagers, a supply tray for a surgical procedure from a supply database, the identifying based on the surgical procedure and patient data retrieved from an electronic health records database;
• controlling, by the supply monitoring surgical robot a first manipulator to move a supply from the supply tray to a staging area, the supply for performing a step of a plurality of steps of the surgical procedure;
• detecting, via a first movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the supply is needed at a present time for the step, wherein detecting the supply is needed is based on one or more real-time patient measurements, collected by one or more vital monitoring sensors, reaching a threshold;
• in response to detecting the supply is needed, identifying, via a second movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, a position where the supply is needed in an operating area proximate to the staging area, wherein the supply monitoring surgical robot is configured to move the first and/or second movable end-effector sensors to analyze areas of interest;
• controlling, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a second manipulator to move the supply from the staging area to the position in the operating area;
• detecting, via a third movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the step is complete;
• and
• in response to detecting the step is complete, controlling, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a third manipulator to remove the supply from the position in the operating area.

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions, which when executed by the one or more computer processors, causes the one or more computer processors to:
• identify, by a supply monitoring surgical robot via end-effector supply imagers, a supply tray for a surgical procedure from a supply database, the identifying based on the surgical procedure and patient data retrieved from an electronic health records database;
• control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot a first manipulator to move a supply from the supply tray to a staging area, the supply for performing a step of a plurality of steps of the surgical procedure;
• detect, via a first movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the supply is needed at a present time for the step, wherein detecting the supply is needed is based on one or more real-time patient measurements, collected by one or more vital monitoring sensors, reaching a threshold;
• in response to detecting the supply is needed, identify, via a second movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, a position where the supply is needed in an operating area proximate to the staging area, wherein the supply monitoring surgical robot is configured to move the first and/or second movable end-effector sensors to analyze areas of interest;
• control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a second manipulator to move the supply from the staging area to the position in the operating area;
• detect, via a third movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the step is complete;
• and
• in response to detecting the step is complete, control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a third manipulator to remove the supply from the position in the operating area.

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

• identify, by a supply monitoring surgical robot via end-effector supply imagers, a supply tray for a surgical procedure from a supply database, the identifying based on the surgical procedure and patient data retrieved from an electronic health records database;
• control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot a first manipulator to move a supply from the supply tray to a staging area, the supply for performing a step of a plurality of steps of the surgical procedure;
• detect, via a first movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the supply is needed at a present time for the step, wherein detecting the supply is needed is based on one or more real-time patient measurements, collected by one or more vital monitoring sensors, reaching a threshold;
• in response to detecting the supply is needed, identify, via a second movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, a position where the supply is needed in an operating area proximate to the staging area, wherein the supply monitoring surgical robot is configured to move the first and/or second movable end-effector sensors to analyze areas of interest;
• control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a second manipulator to move the supply from the staging area to the position in the operating area;
• detect, via a third movable end-effector sensor on the supply monitoring surgical robot, that the step is complete;
• and
• in response to detecting the step is complete, control, by the supply monitoring surgical robot, a third manipulator to remove the supply from the position in the operating area.