Surgical instrument with charging station and wireless communication
First Claim
1. A method of using a surgical system, the surgical system comprising a powered surgical instrument, a control unit located within the powered surgical instrument, a communication device located within the surgical instrument, and an external device, wherein the control unit and the communication device are in communication with each other, wherein the external device is configured to communicate information with the control unit via the communication device, the method comprising:
- (a) presenting a plurality of surgical procedures on the external device, wherein each surgical procedure in the plurality of surgical procedure comprises a specific set of instructions with distinct operational parameters for the control unit;
(b) receiving a selection of a surgical procedure from the plurality of surgical procedures;
(c) generating and transmitting the specific set of instructions corresponding to the selected surgical procedure from the external device to the communication device;
(d) using the instructions corresponding to the selected surgical procedure transmitted from the external device to the communication device to establish operational parameters of the surgical instrument with the control unit; and
(e) limiting the powered surgical instrument within the established operational parameters while the powered surgical instrument is activated.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises an electrically power surgical instrument having a handle assembly. The apparatus also comprises a communication device positioned within the handle assembly. The communication device is operable to communicate with at least a portion of the electrically powered surgical instrument. The apparatus further comprises an external device in wireless communication with the communication device. The external device is operable to receive information from the communication device and the external device is operable to provide an output viewable to the user.
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1. A method of using a surgical system, the surgical system comprising a powered surgical instrument, a control unit located within the powered surgical instrument, a communication device located within the surgical instrument, and an external device, wherein the control unit and the communication device are in communication with each other, wherein the external device is configured to communicate information with the control unit via the communication device, the method comprising:
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(a) presenting a plurality of surgical procedures on the external device, wherein each surgical procedure in the plurality of surgical procedure comprises a specific set of instructions with distinct operational parameters for the control unit; (b) receiving a selection of a surgical procedure from the plurality of surgical procedures; (c) generating and transmitting the specific set of instructions corresponding to the selected surgical procedure from the external device to the communication device; (d) using the instructions corresponding to the selected surgical procedure transmitted from the external device to the communication device to establish operational parameters of the surgical instrument with the control unit; and (e) limiting the powered surgical instrument within the established operational parameters while the powered surgical instrument is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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