Surgical Console Component Attachment State Detection Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical systems lack efficient methods for detecting the attachment states of detachable components and controlling functions accordingly, leading to potential compatibility issues and improper function activation.
Innovation Solution
A surgical system with a console and detachable components, featuring a target state detection circuit that generates detection signals, provides baseline signals, and includes identification circuits in each component to output attachment state signals, allowing the controller to manage function modules based on these signals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a surgical system uses detachable components that can be directly or indirectly attached to the console, then the adaptability and versatility of the system is improved, but the reliability of detecting attachment states deteriorates due to the complexity of detection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the detection circuit receives signals from identification circuits in detachable components and provides feedback signals to the controller. The controller then controls the function module based on this feedback, ensuring reliable detection of attachment states despite system complexity. This closed-loop feedback system resolves the contradiction by providing dependable detection through continuous state verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary detection circuit and identification circuit as mediators between the detachable components and the controller. These intermediary circuits facilitate reliable communication of attachment states without requiring direct complex communication between all components, thus maintaining detection reliability while supporting system versatility.
2Measurement precision
If the surgical system includes multiple detachable components with identification circuits, then the measurement precision of attachment states is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the detection function into separate identification circuits located in each detachable component and a detection circuit in the console. This segmentation allows each component to independently provide its attachment state information, improving measurement precision while distributing system complexity across modular units rather than concentrating it in one complex subsystem.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection circuit and identification circuits are designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of detachable components. The identification circuits can detect various attachment states (directly attached, indirectly attached, not attached) using a standardized detection mechanism, thus improving measurement precision across different component types without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
3Reliability
If the target state detection circuit continuously monitors attachment states of all components, then the operational safety is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection circuit operates using periodic action rather than continuous monitoring. The controller activates the function module based on detected attachment states, and the detection circuit refreshes its monitoring at intervals sufficient to ensure operational safety. This periodic operation maintains reliable safety monitoring while reducing energy consumption compared to continuous real-time monitoring of all components.
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AI summary
Techniques, including a surgical system and a method for providing a surgical system, for detecting detachable attachment of a first component to a console, for detecting detachable attachment of a second component to one of the console the first component, and for controlling a function module based on the detection result are provided.