Robotic surgical systems have been used in minimally invasive medical procedures. Some robotic surgical systems include a console supporting a surgical robotic arm and a surgical instrument or at least one end effector (for example, forceps or a grasping tool) mounted to the robotic arm. The robotic arm provides mechanical power to the surgical instrument for its operation and movement. Each robotic arm may include an instrument drive unit that operatively supports the surgical instrument.
Typically, the surgical instruments operated by a robotic surgical system have a limited number of uses. Determining when the useful life of the surgical instrument has expired is desired for safety and surgical effectiveness. Accordingly, a need exists for a means for accurately determining when a surgical instrument should be decommissioned.
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, a method of tracking usage of a robotic surgical instrument includes capturing an image of a surgical instrument with an imager during a robotic surgical procedure, identifying a type of the surgical instrument based on the image of the surgical instrument, determining a degree of usage of the surgical instrument based on data acquired by at least one sensor, and determining a stage in a life cycle of the surgical instrument based on the type of surgical instrument identified and the degree of usage determined.
Some methods may further include determining if the surgical instrument is performing a surgical task based on the image of the surgical instrument.
In some aspects, determining if the surgical instrument is performing a surgical task includes correlating the image of the surgical instrument with the data acquired by the at least one sensor of the surgical instrument.
In aspects, the surgical task may include the surgical instrument acting on tissue.
In other aspects, the degree of usage of the surgical instrument may be determined only when the surgical instrument is acting on tissue.
Some methods may further include assigning a value to the surgical task performed by the surgical instrument corresponding to the degree of usage of the surgical instrument.
In some aspects, the value assigned to the surgical task performed by the surgical instrument may be selected based on an amount of force applied to tissue by the surgical instrument during the surgical task.
Some methods may further include determining a duration of time the surgical task is performed by the surgical instrument at the assigned value.
Other methods may further include displaying on a display the stage in the life cycle of the surgical instrument.
In another aspect of the present disclosure, a robotic surgical system is provided and includes a robotic arm, a surgical instrument configured to be coupled to and operated by the robotic arm, an imager configured to capture an image of the surgical instrument during a surgical procedure, and a control device in communication with the imager. The control device is configured to identify a type of the surgical instrument based on the image of the surgical instrument captured by the imager, determine a degree of usage of the surgical instrument based on data acquired by at least one sensor associated with the surgical instrument, and determine a stage in a life cycle of the surgical instrument based on the type of the surgical instrument identified and the degree of usage determined.
In aspects, the control device may be further configured to determine when the surgical instrument is performing a surgical task based on the image of the surgical instrument.
In other aspects, the surgical task may include the surgical instrument acting on tissue.
In further aspects, the control device may be configured to determine the degree of usage of the surgical instrument only when the surgical instrument is acting on tissue.
In some aspects, the control device may be further configured to assign a value to the surgical task performed by the surgical instrument corresponding to the degree of usage of the surgical instrument.
In aspects, the value assigned to the surgical task performed by the surgical instrument may be selected by the control device based on an amount of force applied to tissue by the surgical instrument during the surgical task.
In other aspects, the control device may be further configured to determine a duration of time the surgical task is performed by the surgical instrument at the assigned value.
In further aspects, the control device may be further configured to display on a display the stage in the life cycle of the surgical instrument.
In some aspects, the imager may be a camera or an imaging modality.
In aspects, the surgical instrument may be a surgical stapler.
Further details and aspects of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described in more detail below with reference to the appended figures.
As used herein, the terms parallel and perpendicular are understood to include relative configurations that are substantially parallel and substantially perpendicular up to about + or −10 degrees from true parallel and true perpendicular.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Embodiments of the presently disclosed robotic surgical systems and methods of using such robotic surgical systems, are described in detail with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. As used herein the term “distal” refers to that portion of the robotic surgical system that is closer to the patient, while the term “proximal” refers to that portion of the robotic surgical system that is farther from the patient.
As will be described in detail below, a method of tracking usage of a surgical instrument of a surgical robotic system is provided. The method utilizes a camera of the robotic surgical system or a camera within an operating room to capture images of the surgical instrument in real-time during the surgical procedure. Based on the images captured by the camera, a control device of the surgical robotic system determines when the surgical instrument is actually being used to complete a surgical task (e.g., acting on tissue of a patient) as opposed to merely being moved in space without making contact with tissue of a patient. Sensors in the surgical instrument determine the forces applied by the surgical instrument on the tissue and send the determined forces to the control device. The control device then determines a degree of cumulative usage of the surgical instrument based on the amount of time the surgical instrument is experiencing the forces during each surgical task. If it is determined that the cumulative usage of the surgical instrument is beyond a predetermined usage limit, the control device may prevent further actuation of the surgical instrument. In some aspects, a display may provide a clinician with a visual indication of the degree of usage of the surgical instrument to allow a clinician to make the determination of whether to cease use of the surgical instrument.
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Each of the robotic arms 2, 3 may be composed of a plurality of members, which are connected through joints. Robotic arms 2, 3 may be driven by electric drives (not shown) that are connected to control device 4. Control device 4 (e.g., a computer) is set up to activate the drives, in particular by means of a computer program, in such a way that robotic arms 2, 3, the attached instrument drive units 20, and thus electromechanical instrument 10 execute a desired movement according to a movement defined by means of manual input devices 7, 8. Control device 4 may also be set up in such a way that it regulates the movement of the robotic arms 2, 3 and/or movement of the drives.
Surgical robotic system 1 is configured for use on a patient “P” lying on a surgical table “ST” to be treated in a minimally invasive manner by means of a surgical instrument, e.g., electromechanical instrument 10. Surgical robotic system 1 may also include more than two robotic arms 2, 3, the additional robotic arms likewise being connected to control device 4 and being telemanipulatable by means of operating console 5. A surgical instrument, for example, an electromechanical surgical instrument 10 including an electromechanical end effector 42, may also be attached to the additional robotic arm.
Control device 4 may control a plurality of motors, e.g., motors (Motor 1 . . . n), with each motor configured to drive movement of robotic arms 2, 3 in a plurality of directions. Further, control device 4 may control an imager 48 of the instrument drive unit 20 to drive movement and operation of the imager 48. The instrument drive unit 20 transfers power and actuation forces from its motors to driven members (not shown) of the electromechanical instrument 10 to ultimately drive movement of components of the end effector 42 of the electromechanical instrument 10, for example, a movement of a knife blade (not shown) and/or a closing and opening of jaw members of the end effector 42.
For a detailed description of the construction and operation of a robotic surgical system, reference may be made to U.S. Pat. No. 8,828,023, entitled “Medical Workstation,” the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
With specific reference to
It is contemplated that the surgical instrument 10 may be any suitable surgical instrument for performing a surgical task, such as, for example, a surgical stapler, a surgical cutter, a surgical stapler-cutter, a linear surgical stapler, a linear surgical stapler-cutter, a circular surgical stapler, a circular surgical stapler-cutter, a surgical clip applier, a surgical clip ligator, a surgical clamping device, a vessel sealing device, a vessel expanding device, a lumen expanding device, a scalpel, a fluid delivery device, monopolar or bipolar energy delivery devices (e.g., energized devices that can apply energy (heat, RF, etc.) to cut or coagulate tissue) or any other suitable type of surgical instrument, each of which being configured for actuation and manipulation by the surgical robotic system 1.
The surgical robotic system 1 may further include an imager 48, such as, for example, a camera or an imaging modality, configured to capture an image of the surgical instrument 10. The imager 48 may be positioned at any suitable location of the surgical robotic system 1, such as an endoscope 50 (
With reference to
In step 204, the processor determines if and when the surgical instrument 10 is performing a surgical task based on the image of the surgical instrument 10 and/or based on forces sensed by the sensors 45 of the surgical instrument 10 and/or other sensors of the surgical robotic system 1. For example, if the image/video shows the surgical instrument 10 acting on tissue, such as closing the end effector 42 about the tissue, the processor determines that the surgical instrument 10 is performing a surgical task. In some methods, the processor may correlate the image/video with the forces sensed by the sensors 45 of the surgical instrument 10 or other sensors of the surgical robotic system 1 to determine/confirm that the surgical instrument 10 is performing a surgical task. In step 206, if it is determined that the surgical instrument 10 is performing a surgical task, the processor determines a degree of usage of the surgical instrument 10 based on data acquired by one or more of the sensors 45 of the surgical instrument 10 and/or other sensors of the surgical robotic system 1. In other embodiments, the degree of usage may be determined based on data acquired by the imager 48.
In step 208, the processor assigns a value to the surgical task performed by the surgical instrument 10 based on the amount of force applied to the tissue by the surgical instrument 10 during the surgical task. For example, the higher the force applied to the tissue by the surgical instrument 10, the higher the value assigned. In step 210, the processor determines a duration of time the surgical task is performed by the surgical instrument 10 at the value assigned to that surgical task. As such, the processor determines the degree of usage of the surgical instrument 10 based on how much time the surgical instrument 10 is being used at each discrete usage level. For example, in the case of an energy delivering surgical instrument 10, used to cut or coagulate tissue, the degree (amplitude) and time that the energy is delivered to tissue, may be a factor in calculating the degree of usage and/or life remaining for the energy delivering surgical instrument 10.
Accordingly, if during a first surgical task the surgical instrument 10 applies a relatively low force to tissue for a time (x), and during a second surgical task the surgical instrument 10 applies a relatively high force to tissue for a time (x), the degree of usage assigned to the second surgical task will be higher notwithstanding the duration of usage of both of the first and second surgical tasks being the same.
In step 212, the stage in a pre-set or predetermined life cycle of the surgical instrument 10 is determined based on the type of surgical instrument 10 identified and the degree of usage determined. The robotic surgical system 1 may display on a display device 6 (
It will be understood that various modifications may be made to the embodiments disclosed herein. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting, but merely as exemplifications of various embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope and spirit of the claims appended thereto.
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