Modular Surgical Hub Combo Generator Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current robotic surgical systems face challenges in efficiently managing multiple energy sources and surgical tools during procedures, leading to entanglement of power, data, and fluid lines, which can cause delays and require frequent module resetting.
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 enabling quick module removal and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple energy sources and instruments are managed separately, then each energy source can be independently controlled, but entanglement of power, data, and fluid lines occurs which disrupts surgical workflows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple energy sources (ultrasonic, bipolar, monopolar RF generators) and their associated power, data, and fluid lines into a single integrated generator unit. This merging eliminates the entanglement of separate lines while maintaining independent control capabilities for each energy type, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated generator is designed to provide multiple energy types through a single universal unit that can deliver ultrasonic, bipolar, and monopolar RF energy. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate devices, reducing line entanglement while preserving the ability to independently control each energy modality.
2Productivity
If multiple separate generators are used for different energy types, then each can be optimized for its specific function, but procedural time increases due to switching and reconfiguration
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple energy generation capabilities into a single integrated unit, the system eliminates the need to physically switch between separate generators during procedures. The unified generator provides all energy types through one device, significantly reducing procedural time while maintaining the adaptability to select different energy types as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated generator is pre-configured with all necessary energy generation capabilities (ultrasonic, bipolar, monopolar RF) built into a single unit before the procedure begins. This preliminary integration means no reconfiguration or physical switching is needed during the procedure, directly reducing procedural time while preserving full versatility.
3Ease of manufacture
If a unified modular system is used, then switching between energy types is streamlined, but the initial system design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs modular segmentation where the integrated generator is divided into distinct functional modules (ultrasonic module, bipolar module, monopolar RF module) that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation approach simplifies the manufacturing process by allowing specialized production of each module while the final assembly creates the unified system, effectively resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A detachable motor pack, for use with multiple electrical surgical instruments, includes a housing; a plurality of motors retained within the housing; a controller configured to control one or more operations of the plurality of motors; a first interface portion, wherein the first interface portion is configured to releasably attach to a hand-held surgical instrument and to a robotic surgical instrument; and a second interface portion, wherein the second interface portion is configured to releasably attach to a first surgical tool of the hand-held surgical instrument and to a second surgical tool of the robotic surgical instrument.