Robotic surgical system including a user interface and a control circuit

A robotic surgical system for deploying staples from a staple cartridge into tissue is disclosed. The surgical robotic system comprises an end effector, a drive system, a user interface, and a control circuit. The end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw from an open configuration toward a closed configuration. The drive system is configured to effect a motion at the end effector. The drive system comprises a motor and a drive member. The control circuit is configured to activate the drive system to effect the motion at the end effector, monitor a current draw of the motor, pause the drive system intermediate the effected motion at the end effector based on the current draw of the motor, restart the drive system to continue the effected motion at the end effector, and cause the user interface to provide feedback to a user.

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A SENSOR SYSTEM

A surgical instrument configured for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed herein. The surgical instrument comprises a housing, a first sensor configured to detect a condition of the surgical instrument, and a second sensor configured to detect the condition of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument further comprises a processor, wherein the processor is located within the housing. The first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with the processor. The processor receives a first signal from the first sensor and a second signal from the second sensor. The processor is configured to utilize the first signal and the second signal to determine the condition and communicate instructions to the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure in view of the condition.

Surgical instrument

A surgical stapling system comprising an actuator system operable to generate independent motions and a stapling end effector responsive to the independent motions generated by the actuator system is disclosed. The stapling end effector comprises a staple cartridge jaw comprising a plurality of staples removably stored therein, an anvil jaw, and a firing member. The firing member comprises an anvil-engaging portion and a cartridge jaw-engaging portion configured to engage the staple cartridge jaw.

FEEDBACK ALGORITHMS FOR MANUAL BAILOUT SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

The present disclosure provides a surgical instrument including an end effector, a drive member movable to effectuate a motion in said end effector, a motor operable to move the drive member to effectuate the motion in the end effector and a bailout assembly operable to perform a mechanical bailout of the surgical instrument in response to a bailout error. The bailout assembly includes a bailout door, a bailout handle accessible through the bailout door. The bailout handle is operable to move the drive member to effectuate a bailout motion in the end effector. A controller includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to detect the bailout error. The processor is programed to stop the motor in response to the detection of the bailout error.

Surgical robotic system with fault state detection configurations based on motor current draw

A surgical robotic system includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a rotary drive; a motor that applies a rotary motion to the rotary drive; a surgical tool that releasably attaches to the housing, the surgical tool including: an end effector; a rotary interface that releasably couples to the rotary drive; a firing assembly; a lockout member movable from a locked state to an unlocked state by a sled; and a control circuit communicably coupled to the motor, wherein the control circuit is configured to: activate the motor to effect the motion of the firing assembly; monitor a current draw of the motor during the motion of the firing assembly; detect a fault state in the motion of the firing assembly based on the current draw of the motor; stop the motor based on the detection of the fault state; and alert a user regarding the fault state.

Surgical stapling system comprising a controller configured to cause a motor to reset a firing sequence

A surgical stapling system comprising an end effector, a shaft assembly, a motor configured to generate rotary motions, a housing, a firing member, a flexible drive member, a feedback device, and a controller is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, and a staple cartridge comprising staples deployable during a firing sequence. The controller comprises a processor. The controller is configured to determine that the firing sequence cannot be completed, cause the feedback device to display an alert that the firing sequence cannot be completed, and cause the motor to reset the firing sequence based on determining that the firing sequence cannot be completed.

Surgical instrument including first and second articulation joints

Surgical end effectors and fastener cartridges having firing lockout arrangements for preventing or limit a firing stroke when a cartridge has not been operably installed in the end effector or a spent cartridge has not been replaced.

Multiple level thresholds to modify operation of powered surgical instruments

Thresholds can be assigned for one or more parameters in connection with the operation of a surgical device. An ultimate threshold can trigger a desired action, including cessation of operations or modification of operations, if the ultimate threshold is reached, or predicted to be reached. In addition, a marginal threshold can trigger a desired action, including improving operations such as slowing operations where the value of a parameter is measured to be between the values defined by a marginal threshold and an ultimate threshold. Multiple thresholds, based on multiple parameters, can be defined, further enabling calibrated usage, such as slowing operations based on exceeding both a marginal threshold based on number of sterilization cycles and exceeding a marginal threshold based on extent to which current draw exceeds a certain value.

Stapling assembly comprising a shiftable drive

A surgical instrument can comprise a handle, a motor, and a shaft extending from the handle. The handle and/or the shaft can define a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a fastener cartridge comprising a plurality of fasteners removably stored therein, an anvil configured to deform the fasteners, a closure drive configured to move the anvil toward and away from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis, and a firing drive configured to deploy the fasteners from the fastener cartridge which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument can further comprise a transmission comprising a first operating configuration which connects the motor to the closure drive and a second operating configuration which connects the motor to the firing drive.

Rotary drive systems for surgical instruments

A surgical instrument including an end effector that has a selectively reciprocatable implement movably supported therein. The implement is selectively advanceable in a distal direction upon application of a rotary actuation motion thereto and retractable in a proximal direction upon application of a rotary retraction motion thereto. An elongate shaft assembly is coupled to the end effector and is configured to transmit the rotary actuation motion and rotary retraction motion to the reciprocatable implement from a robotic system that is configured to generate the rotary actuation motion and said rotary retraction motion.