Power management through sleep options of segmented circuit and wake up control
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
- a sensor configured to measure a property of the surgical instrument; and
a control circuit comprising;
a primary processor;
a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor and the sensor; and
a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments are configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to transition the primary processor and at least one of the plurality of circuit segments from an active mode to a sleep mode and from the sleep mode to the active mode;
wherein the safety processor is configured to;
execute an independent control algorithm that controls and/or overrides signals from the plurality of circuit segments comprised in the segmented circuit and from the primary processor according to whether the property is outside a first tolerance; and
receive reprogramming of the independent control algorithm with new parameters and/or new algorithms each time a component of the surgical instrument is modified or replaced, the new parameters and/or new algorithms defining a second tolerance and configured to control and/or override signals from said component according to whether the property is outside the second tolerance, without a subset of the plurality of circuit segments configured to control operation of said component needing to be modified or replaced.
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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, 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 includes a power segment. The safety processor is configured to transition the primary processor and at least one of the plurality of circuit segments from an active mode to a sleep mode and from the sleep mode to the active mode.
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1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sensor configured to measure a property of the surgical instrument; and a control circuit comprising; a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor and the sensor; and a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments are configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to transition the primary processor and at least one of the plurality of circuit segments from an active mode to a sleep mode and from the sleep mode to the active mode; wherein the safety processor is configured to; execute an independent control algorithm that controls and/or overrides signals from the plurality of circuit segments comprised in the segmented circuit and from the primary processor according to whether the property is outside a first tolerance; and receive reprogramming of the independent control algorithm with new parameters and/or new algorithms each time a component of the surgical instrument is modified or replaced, the new parameters and/or new algorithms defining a second tolerance and configured to control and/or override signals from said component according to whether the property is outside the second tolerance, without a subset of the plurality of circuit segments configured to control operation of said component needing to be modified or replaced. - 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 surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sensor configured to measure a property of the surgical instrument; and a control circuit comprising; a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor and the sensor; a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments are configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument and the plurality of circuit segments comprises an acceleration segment, wherein the safety processor is configured to transition the primary processor and at least one of the plurality of circuit segments from an active mode to a sleep mode and from the sleep mode to the active mode; and a timer configured to track a time from a last user initiated event, and wherein the safety processor transitions the primary processor and at least one of the plurality of circuit segments to the sleep mode when the time from the last user initiated event exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the timer is configured to track a time from a last movement detected by the acceleration segment, and wherein when the acceleration segment detects movement of the surgical instrument above a predetermined threshold, the safety processor transitions the surgical instrument to the active mode; wherein the safety processor is configured to; execute an independent control algorithm that controls and/or overrides signals from the plurality of circuit segments comprised in the segmented circuit according to whether the property is outside a first tolerance; and receive reprogramming of the independent control algorithm with new parameters and/or new algorithms each time a component of the surgical instrument is modified or replaced, the new parameters and/or new algorithms defining a second tolerance and configured to control and/or override signals from said component according to whether the property is outside the second tolerance, without a subset of the plurality of circuit segments configured to control operation of said component needing to be modified or replaced.
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24. A surgical instrument, comprising:
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a sensor configured to measure a property of the surgical instrument; and a control circuit comprising; a primary processor; a safety processor in signal communication with the primary processor and the sensor; a segmented circuit comprising a plurality of circuit segments in signal communication with the primary processor, the plurality of circuit segments are configured to control one or more operations of the surgical instrument and the plurality of circuit segments comprises a display segment; and a timer configured to track a time from a last user initiated event, wherein the safety processor is configured to disable a backlight of a display when the time from the last user initiated event exceeds a predetermined threshold; wherein the safety processor is configured to; execute an independent control algorithm that controls and/or overrides signals from the plurality of circuit segments comprised in the segmented circuit according to whether the property is outside a first tolerance; and receive reprogramming of the independent control algorithm with new parameters and/or new algorithms each time a component of the surgical instrument is modified or replaced, the new parameters and/or new algorithms defining a second tolerance and configured to control and/or override signals from said component according to whether the property is outside the second tolerance, without a subset of the plurality of circuit segments configured to control operation of said component needing to be modified or replaced; wherein the safety processor is coupled to at least a first sensor that is configured to measure a first property of the surgical instrument, wherein the safety processor is configured to compare the measured first property of the surgical instrument to a predetermined value and based on the comparison of the measured first property with the predetermined value, the segmented circuit is configured to prevent operation of at least one of the circuit segments. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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