SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL CIRCUIT HAVING A SAFETY PROCESSOR
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1. A surgical instrument control circuit, comprising:
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a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor; and
a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument control circuit. The control circuit includes a primary processor, a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor, and a segmented circuit. The segmented circuit includes a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor. The plurality of circuit segments is configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument. The safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument control circuit, comprising:
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a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor; and a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical instrument control circuit, comprising:
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a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor; and a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the plurality of circuit segments comprise; a motor segment configured to control one or more mechanical operations of the surgical instrument; and a power segment; and wherein the safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical instrument control circuit, comprising:
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a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor, the safety processor; and a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to monitor one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments, wherein the safety processor is configured to verify the one or more parameters of the plurality of circuit segments, wherein the safety processor configured to verify the one or more parameters independently of one or more control signals generated by the primary processor, and wherein the safety processor is configured to disable at least one of the plurality of circuit segments when a mismatch is detected between the verification of the one or more parameters and the one or more control signals generated by the primary processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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