Surgical Hub Combo Generator Module for Line Entanglement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic surgical systems face challenges in efficiently managing multiple energy sources and tools during procedures, leading to entanglement of power, data, and fluid lines, which can cause delays and complications.
Innovation Solution
A modular surgical hub with a combo generator module that integrates ultrasonic, bipolar RF, and monopolar RF energy generators, along with a smoke evacuation component, and a unified environment for managing power, data, and fluid lines, reducing entanglement and facilitating quick module removal and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate energy sources and tools are used during surgical procedures, then functional versatility is improved, but device complexity and line entanglement worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate energy sources (ultrasonic, bipolar RF, monopolar RF generators) and their associated power, data, and fluid lines into a single integrated combo generator module. This merging eliminates the entanglement of multiple separate lines while maintaining all necessary functional capabilities for different surgical energy applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The combo generator module is designed as a universal platform that can deliver multiple types of surgical energy (ultrasonic, bipolar RF, monopolar RF) through a single unit. This multi-functionality allows the system to replace multiple specialized devices while maintaining adaptability across different surgical procedures and tools.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate energy sources are used, then functional versatility is improved, but procedural time increases due to delays
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating multiple energy sources into a single combo generator module, the system eliminates the need to switch between separate devices during procedures. This integration reduces procedural delays associated with changing tools and managing multiple independent systems, while maintaining the ability to access different energy types as needed.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional separate energy sources are used, then ease of manufacture is maintained, but ease of operation worsens due to line management
Solution Approach 1:
The combo generator module integrates power, data, and fluid line connections into a unified interface, dramatically simplifying the operator's task of managing lines during surgery. While the internal integration requires sophisticated manufacturing, the external interface and overall system assembly can be streamlined through modular design, balancing manufacturing complexity with operational simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A surgical instrument drive system is disclosed including a shaft assembly configured to be inserted into and attached to an attachment interface, a pulley drive system, an actuation member comprising a linear rack portion, and a bracket attaching the actuation member to the pulley drive system. The pulley drive system comprises a first cable driver, a second cable driver, a pulley, and a cable supported by the pulley and actuatable by the first cable driver and the second cable driver. The pulley drive system is configured to move the actuation member through an actuation stroke. The bracket comprises a mounting portion and a pawl configured to ratchet relative to the linear rack portion while the actuation member is held in position to allow the bracket to move relative to the actuation member to eliminate previously induced cable slack in the pulley drive system.