Independent surgical center

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730833-B2
Application number	US-201314092159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2007
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A biological tissue cutting and fluid aspiration system provides a plurality of surgical instruments operable independent of an external control console. In some embodiments, each surgical instrument may include all sensors and controls directly applicable to the surgical instrument, and may be used independently. In some embodiments, instruments communicate status information to each other, and adjust operating parameters based on the communications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An independent system for a surgical procedure comprising:
a control device including a processing unit, the processing unit configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device; and
a plurality of instruments associated with the surgical procedure and wirelessly coupled to the control device,
wherein the control device and the plurality of instruments are prepackaged together, and the processing unit is configured to control at least one of the plurality of instruments and communicate a fault condition of at least one of the plurality of instruments to a display.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control device is a surgical tray.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instruments are electrical or pneumatic instruments associated with the surgical procedure.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surgical procedure is an ophthalmic surgical procedure.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the surgical procedure includes biological tissue cutting and fluid aspiration.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instruments comprises a plurality of electrical instruments, and wherein at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments includes a second processing unit.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processing unit of the control device is configured to establish communication between each of the plurality of electrical instruments.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the communication is wireless communication.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit of the control device is further configured to:
receive status updates from the plurality of electrical instruments; and
communicate the status updates to a user of the system.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments includes user controls for adjusting the operating parameters of at least one other of the plurality of electrical instruments.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of electrical instruments is a surgical tray.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of instruments is sterile and useable within a sterile barrier during the surgical procedure.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instruments are prepackaged together in a sterile packaging.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instruments includes:
a biological tissue cutter;
an aspiration chamber;
an infusion chamber;
an infusion line coupled to the biological tissue cutter and the infusion chamber, the infusion line configured to inject a solution into a surgical site; and
an aspiration line coupled to the biological tissue cutter and the aspiration chamber, the aspiration line configured to remove tissue from the surgical site.

15. A surgical system comprising:
a portable surgical tray including a processing unit;
a display coupled to the processing unit;
a plurality of instruments wirelessly coupled to the processing unit; and
a user input device providing a user input for controlling an operating parameter of one or more of the plurality of instruments, the processing unit configured to communicate wirelessly with the user input device,
wherein the processing unit is configured to receive the user input, transmit an operating command to the one or more of the plurality of instruments, and communicate a fault condition of at least one of the plurality of instruments to the display.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of instruments includes a biological tissue cutter and an aspiration device.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein an aspiration line connects the biological tissue cutter and the aspiration device.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of instruments further includes an infusion device.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of instruments includes an illumination device.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the user input device controlling the operating parameter of a one of the plurality of instruments is located on the one of the plurality of instruments.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processing unit is configured by program instructions to:
receive an adjustment signal from the user input device; and
adjust the operating parameter of a one of the plurality of instruments based on the adjustment signal.

Assignees

• Doheny Eye Inst

Inventors

• Humayun Mark
• Deboer Charles
• Kerns Ralph
• Mccormick Matthew
• Bhadri Prashant
• Chong Lawrence

Classifications

• A61B2017/00221

  with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves · CPC title

• A61B2017/0023

  disposable · CPC title

• A61B2018/00601

  Cutting · CPC title

• A61B2017/00734

  battery operated · CPC title

• A61F9/00736 Primary

  Instruments for removal of intra-ocular material or intra-ocular injection, e.g. cataract instruments (A61F9/008 takes precedence) · CPC title