US 2026/0137877 A1 · AIR MANAGEMENT IN SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEMS

Abstract

A surgical system is disclosed including a power source operable to provide a source amount of power, a first surgical module electrically coupled to the power source, a second surgical module electrically coupled to the power source, and a controller operable to determine a free amount of power available to the second surgical module from the power source. The first surgical module is transitionable between an idle state, in which the first surgical module draws a first amount of power from the power source, and an active state, in which the first surgical module draws a second amount of power greater than the first amount of power from the power source. The free amount of power corresponds to a difference between the source amount of power and an amount of power being drawn by the first surgical module.

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Dependent claims

A surgical system, comprising:

a power source operable to provide a source amount of power;
a first surgical module electrically coupled to the power source and transitionable between:
an idle state, in which the first surgical module draws a first amount of power from the power source;
and
an active state, in which the first surgical module draws a second amount of power greater than the first amount of power from the power source;
a second surgical module electrically coupled to the power source;
and
a controller operable to determine a free amount of power available to the second surgical module from the power source,
wherein the free amount of power corresponds to a difference between the source amount of power and an amount of power being drawn by the first surgical module.

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A surgical system, comprising:

a power source operable to provide a source amount of power;
a surgical module comprising a pump;
a pressure plenum fluidically coupled to the pump and a patient's body cavity;
a first valve transitionable between an open state, to fluidically couple the surgical module and the pressure plenum, and a closed state, to fluidically decouple the surgical module from the pressure plenum;
a second valve transitionable between an open state, to fluidically couple the pressure plenum and the patient's body cavity, and a closed state, to fluidically decouple the pressure plenum from the patient's body cavity;
and
a controller operable to:
determine a free amount of power available to the motor from the power source, the free amount of power being less than the source amount of power;
and
selectively transition the first and second valves between the open and closed states based on the free amount of power.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Air management in surgical smoke evacuation systems

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Air management in surgical smoke evacuation systems

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