Independent surgical center

• US 9,730,833 B2
• Filed: 11/27/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
• Original Assignee: Doheny Eye Institute
• Inventors: Kerns, Ralph, Chong, Lawrence, McCormick, Matthew, Bhadri, Prashant, Humayun, Mark, DeBoer, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN
• Application Number:
  US14/092,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20140323813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,357 Days
• Field of Search: 206210, 206370, 206564, 206572, 235435, 235451, 433 77, 433 79, 433 98-101, 604 22, 606107, 606171, 606174, 623 612, 623905
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1206 Generators therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00199 with a console, e.g. a control panel with a display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00221 with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00225 Systems for controlling multiple different instruments, e.g. microsurgical systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0023 disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00544 pneumatically
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00601 Cutting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/3008 having multiple compartments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/33 Trays
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/30 Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00736 Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments A61F9/008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00745 using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic

Abstract

A biological tissue cutting and fluid aspiration system provides a plurality of surgical instruments operable independent of an external control console. In some embodiments, each surgical instrument may include all sensors and controls directly applicable to the surgical instrument, and may be used independently. In some embodiments, instruments communicate status information to each other, and adjust operating parameters based on the communications.

Claims

1. An independent system for a surgical procedure comprising:

a control device including a processing unit, the processing unit configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device; and

a plurality of instruments associated with the surgical procedure and wirelessly coupled to the control device,

wherein the control device and the plurality of instruments are prepackaged together, and the processing unit is configured to control at least one of the plurality of instruments and communicate a fault condition of at least one of the plurality of instruments to a display.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control device is a surgical tray.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instruments are electrical or pneumatic instruments associated with the surgical procedure.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the surgical procedure is an ophthalmic surgical procedure.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the surgical procedure includes biological tissue cutting and fluid aspiration.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instruments comprises a plurality of electrical instruments, and wherein at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments includes a second processing unit.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing unit of the control device is configured to establish communication between each of the plurality of electrical instruments.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the communication is wireless communication.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing unit of the control device is further configured to:

receive status updates from the plurality of electrical instruments; and

communicate the status updates to a user of the system.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments includes user controls for adjusting the operating parameters of at least one other of the plurality of electrical instruments.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments is a surgical tray.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of instruments is sterile and useable within a sterile barrier during the surgical procedure.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instruments are prepackaged together in a sterile packaging.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instruments includes:

a biological tissue cutter;

an aspiration chamber;

an infusion chamber;

an infusion line coupled to the biological tissue cutter and the infusion chamber, the infusion line configured to inject a solution into a surgical site; and

an aspiration line coupled to the biological tissue cutter and the aspiration chamber, the aspiration line configured to remove tissue from the surgical site.

15. A surgical system comprising:

a portable surgical tray including a processing unit;

a display coupled to the processing unit;

a plurality of instruments wirelessly coupled to the processing unit; and

a user input device providing a user input for controlling an operating parameter of one or more of the plurality of instruments, the processing unit configured to communicate wirelessly with the user input device,

wherein the processing unit is configured to receive the user input, transmit an operating command to the one or more of the plurality of instruments, and communicate a fault condition of at least one of the plurality of instruments to the display.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of instruments includes a biological tissue cutter and an aspiration device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein an aspiration line connects the biological tissue cutter and the aspiration device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the plurality of instruments further includes an infusion device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of instruments includes an illumination device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the user input device controlling the operating parameter of a one of the plurality of instruments is located on the one of the plurality of instruments.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the processing unit is configured by program instructions to:

receive an adjustment signal from the user input device; and

adjust the operating parameter of a one of the plurality of instruments based on the adjustment signal.