SURGICAL CONSOLE AND HAND-HELD SURGICAL DEVICE

• US 20110121049A1
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Power Medical Interventions, LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Malinouskas, Donald, Zeichner, David A., Whitman, Michael P.
• Granted Patent: US 10,588,629 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 227/175.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/07207 the staples being applied sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00212 using remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00225 Systems for controlling multiple different instruments, e.g. microsurgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00464 for use with different instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/07214 Stapler heads
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0803 Counting the number of times an instrument is used
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/10 Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/92 coded with colour
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

A surgical system and method includes a surgical instrument configured to wirelessly transmit identifying data specific to the surgical instrument and a console configured to receive the identifying data. The console is configured to register the surgical instrument based on the identifying data, establish a wireless two-way communication link between the surgical instrument and the console, receive at least one of operational data and commands from the surgical instrument, and provide operational feedback data to a user of the surgical instrument during an operation of the surgical instrument based on the at least one of operational data and commands.

Claims

1. A surgical system, comprising:

a surgical instrument configured to wirelessly transmit identifying data specific to the surgical instrument; and

a console configured to receive the identifying data, to register the surgical instrument based on the identifying data, to establish a wireless two-way communication link between the surgical instrument and the console, to receive at least one of operational data and commands from the surgical instrument, and to provide operational feedback data to a user of the surgical instrument during an operation of the surgical instrument based on the at least one of operational data and commands.

2. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the console has a display screen configured to visually display at least a portion of the feedback data.

3. The surgical device of claim 2, wherein the display screen includes a touch-screen display configured to receive user commands.

4. The surgical device of claim 2, wherein the console has a speaker configured to provide at least a portion of the feedback data as an audio signal.

5. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the feedback data includes at least one of an instruction and a query.

6. The surgical device of claim 1, wherein the feedback data includes an operational parameter of the surgical instrument.

7. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical device is configured to be at least partially inoperable when the surgical instrument is not registered with the console.

8. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical instrument is a hand-held, battery-powered surgical device.

9. The surgical system of claim 8, wherein the hand-held, battery-powered surgical device includes an intelligent drive unit configured to receive different types of surgical attachments.

10. The surgical system of claim 9, wherein one of the different types of surgical attachments is a surgical cutter/stapler.

11. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the console has a visual display screen configured to at least one of a) communicate the operational data and b) receive the user commands.

12. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical instrument and the console are configured to operate as FCC-registered devices in an industrial radio band.

13. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the console is configured to upload operating software to the surgical instrument, the surgical instrument being configured to execute the operating software.

14. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical instrument is configured to stream video data corresponding to a surgical procedure.

15. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical instrument and the console are configured to operate as FCC-registered devices in at least one of a scientific and a medical (ISM) radio band.

16. The surgical system of claim 1, wherein the surgical instrument and the console are configured to operate as FCC-registered devices in a 2.400 to 2.500 GHz ISM band.

17. A surgical device, comprising:

a hand-held, battery-powered drive unit including;

a housing;

a mounting portion configured to accept a corresponding portion of a surgical attachment;

an actuator configured to actuate at least one connection member, the connection member mating with a corresponding member of the attachment when the attachment is mounted to the mounting portion to allow the actuation of the at least one connection member to drive the attachment;

a user control element configured to register a user command;

a processor disposed in the housing and configured to receive a user input signal from the user control element corresponding to the user command, the processor configured to control the actuation of the connection member according to an operating program as a function of the user input signal; and

a transceiver configured to communicate at least one of operational data and commands to and from a remote console via a wireless two-way communication link.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to control the actuation of the at least one connection member by adjusting an output voltage driving the actuator.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the drive unit is configured to determine a serial number corresponding to the attachment.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the drive unit is configured to determine an attachment type corresponding to the attachment.

21. The device of claim 20, wherein the processor is configured to select the operational software from a software database that includes software corresponding to a plurality of different attachment types.

22. The device of claim 21, further comprising a memory, the software database being stored on the memory.

23. The device of claim 22, further comprising an interface adapted to receive updated software.

24. The device of claim 17, wherein the drive unit is configured to stream operational data to the remote console during an actuation of the at least one connection member.

25. The device of claim 17, wherein the drive unit is configured to receive a video data stream from the attachment and transmit the video data stream to the remote console.

26. The device of claim 17, wherein the drive unit is configured to prevent actuation of the actuator if the two-way communication link has not been established.

27. The device of claim 17, wherein the power unit is configured to operate as an FCC-registered device at least one industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) radio band.

28. The device of claim 27, wherein the industrial, scientific, and medical radio band include a 2.400 to 2.500 GHz ISM band.

29. The device of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of surgical attachments coupleable to the drive unit.

30. A console, comprising:

a memory;

a processor configured to process data stored on the memory; and

a transceiver configured to communicate with a remote surgical instrument,

wherein the console is configured to;

receive identifying data from the surgical instrument,

register the surgical instrument based on the identifying data,

establish a wireless two-way communication link between the surgical instrument and the console;

receive at least one of operational data and commands from the surgical instrument, and

provide operational feedback data to a user of the surgical instrument during the operation of the surgical instrument based on the at least one of operational data and commands.

31. The console of claim 30, wherein the console includes a display screen configured to display operational data received from the surgical instrument via the two-way communication link.

32. The console of claim 30, wherein the console has a visual display screen configured to at least one of a) communicate the operational data and b) receive the user commands.

33. The console of claim 30, wherein the console is configured to receive a stream of video data from the surgical instrument.

34. The console of claim 33, wherein the console is configured to output a video signal corresponding to the video data to an external display.

35. The console of claim 30, wherein the console is configured to transfer at least one of a) an operating program and b) firmware to the surgical instrument.

36. The console of claim 35, further comprising a programming port configured to output the at least one of a) the operating program and b) the firmware to the surgical instrument.

37. The console of claim 30, wherein the console is configured to record to the memory the operational data received from the surgical instrument.

38. The console of claim 37, wherein the console is configured to communicate the stored data to a remote device using a wired connection.

39. The console of claim 37, wherein the console is configured to communicate the stored data via the internet.

40. A method, comprising:

wirelessly transmitting identification data from a surgical instrument to a console;

registering the surgical instrument with the console;

establishing a two-way wireless communication link between the surgical instrument and the console;

transferring at least one of operational data and commands between the surgical instrument and the console; and

providing operational feedback data from the console to a user of the surgical instrument during an operation of the surgical instrument based on the at least one of operational data and commands.

41. The method of claim 40, further comprising:

determining if a signal strength of the wirelessly transmitted identification data is below a predetermined threshold; and

if the signal strength is determined to be below the predetermined threshold, requiring a user confirmation prior to the registering.

42. The method of claim 40, further comprising maintaining a list on the console of surgical devices that have been registered by the console.