Method of compressing tissue within a stapling device and simultaneously displaying the location of the tissue within the jaws

A surgical hub usable with a surgical instrument configured to perform a surgical procedure, wherein the surgical hub comprises a processor implementing a situational awareness system, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:

• receive data from a sensor coupled to the surgical instrument, wherein the data comprises a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument;
• infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument based on the data from the sensor;
• receive additional data associated with the step of the surgical procedure from a database;
• compare a value of the parameter with the additional data;
• and
• control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.

A method comprising:

• receiving data, obtained by a sensor coupled with a surgical instrument, by a processor of a surgical hub which implements a situational awareness system, wherein the data comprises a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument;
• inferring, by the processor, a step of a surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument based on the data from the sensor;
• receiving, by the processor, additional data associated with the step of the surgical procedure from a database;
• comparing, by the processor, a value of the parameter with the additional data;
• and
• controlling, by the processor, the surgical instrument based on the comparison.

A surgical hub comprising:

• a processor and a memory coupled therewith, the processor implementing a situational awareness system configured, via instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor, to:
• receive data from a sensor coupled with a surgical instrument configured to perform a surgical procedure, the data comprising a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument;
• infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument based on the data from the sensor;
• receive additional data associated with the step of the surgical procedure from a database;
• compare a value of the parameter with the additional data;
• and
• control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.