TELEOPERATED SURGICAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT WITH USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments, the flux supply unit comprising:
- a plurality of connectors to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors; and
a user control interface comprising;
a continuous display screen comprising a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors;
wherein the plurality of graphical display screen sections display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen; and
wherein the plurality of graphical display screen sections are arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors.
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Abstract
A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments may include a plurality of connectors and a user control interface. The plurality of connectors may be configured to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors. The user control interface may include a continuous display screen including a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen. The plurality of graphical display screen sections may be arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors.
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27 Claims
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1. A flux supply unit for supplying a flux to a plurality of surgical instruments, the flux supply unit comprising:
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a plurality of connectors to supply flux to the surgical instruments when the surgical instruments are operationally coupled to respective connectors; and a user control interface comprising; a continuous display screen comprising a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen that display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to the plurality of connectors; wherein the plurality of graphical display screen sections display controls for different types of surgical instruments on the same continuous display screen; and wherein the plurality of graphical display screen sections are arranged relative to the plurality of connectors to visually couple respective graphical display screen sections and connectors to indicate respective associations of the graphical display screen sections with the connectors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of displaying information for a flux supply device of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising:
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displaying the information in a plurality of graphical display screen sections on the same display screen of a continuous display screen, wherein the graphical display screen sections display controls for surgical instruments operationally coupled to a plurality of connectors; wherein the controls include controls for different types of surgical instruments; and wherein the displaying the information comprises displaying the information in the graphical display screen sections that are visually coupled to the connectors to indicate an association between the graphical display screen sections and connectors. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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