Stapler Jaw Tissue Position Feedback During Compression
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical stapling devices lack the ability to accurately compress and display the location of tissue within the jaws, leading to inefficiencies and potential errors during surgical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A method is provided for compressing tissue using a surgical instrument with jaws, determining the location of the compressed tissue, and communicating this information to a surgical hub for display on a visual feedback device, enabling precise tissue manipulation and improved surgical precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If tissue compression is performed using traditional stapling devices, then tissue manipulation is achieved, but accurate location tracking and visual feedback are not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback system where sensors detect tissue compression location and this information is transmitted to a display device, providing real-time visual feedback to the surgeon about tissue position within the jaws, thereby resolving the information loss problem
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical observation methods with electronic sensing and display systems, using sensors to detect tissue location and electronic displays to present this information, thereby achieving precise location tracking without mechanical complexity
2Manufacturing precision
If visual feedback systems are added to stapling devices, then surgical precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into the surgical instrument, including tissue compression, sensing, data transmission, and display control, allowing a single device to perform what previously required multiple separate systems, thereby managing complexity while maintaining precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a surgical hub as an intermediary that receives data from sensors and manages communication between the surgical instrument and display devices, centralizing the complexity in a dedicated coordination unit rather than distributing it across all components
3Reliability
If real-time tissue location monitoring is implemented, then surgical errors are reduced, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts complex data processing and analysis functions from the surgical instrument itself and relocates them to the surgical hub, allowing the instrument to focus on data collection while the hub handles the computationally intensive tasks of processing and interpretation
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AI summary
A method of compressing tissue during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a surgical instrument comprising an end effector, wherein the end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw, establishing a communication pathway between the surgical instrument and a surgical hub, and inserting the surgical instrument into a surgical site. The method further comprises compressing tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw, determining a location of the compressed tissue with respect to at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw, communicating the determined location of the compressed tissue to the surgical hub, and displaying the determined location of the compressed tissue on a visual feedback device.