A surgical system having adaptive control includes a surgical cutting device, at least one sensor, and a controller. The surgical cutting device includes a cutting tool and a motor configured to drive movement of the cutting tool. The at least one sensor is configured to produce sensor data indicative of at least one property of the surgical cutting device during use. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data and determine a performance condition of the surgical cutting device based at least on the sensor data. The controller is further configured, where the determined performance condition is an adverse performance condition, to at least one of: adjust settings of the surgical cutting device or recommend a change relating to use of the surgical cutting device.

A system and method of assisting tool exchange includes a computer-assisted device having a manipulator configured to have at least one tool of multiple tools mounted thereon and a control unit coupled to the manipulator. The control unit is configured to detect initiation of a tool exchange, locate a source of a replacement tool to be mounted to the manipulator, determine, based on the located source, a configuration of the manipulator that facilitates mounting of the replacement tool to the manipulator, and command movement of the manipulator into the configuration. In some embodiments, the control unit is configured to determine the configuration further based on a type of the source of the replacement tool. In some embodiments, to locate the source of the replacement tool, the control unit is configured to locate at least a part of an assistant or locate a tool holding device.

A surgical stapling instrument includes an end effector that has a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge with staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil. The surgical stapling instrument further includes a control circuit configured to: determine tissue impedances at predetermined zones; detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the tissue impedances; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity.

A surgical robotic system is configured to output a recommendation for use of an access port based on a determined habitus of a patient. The system includes a robotic arm including at least one joint having a sensor. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a measured torque of the joint from the sensor and determine a habitus of the patient based on the measured torque.

Devices for removing occlusive material from blood lumens and similar physiological structures are provided and generally include a progressive cavity pump. The progressive cavity pump may be integrated into a handle assembly or a distal end of a catheter and may be drive by a motor activated by a controller. In certain implementations, the controller may be configured to activate the motor to generate a pulsatile vacuum using the progressive cavity pump. To facilitate activation of the motor by the controller, the device may further include a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure distal the progressive cavity pump.

A modular surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The modular surgical system includes a header module, a first surgical module, a second surgical module, a first backplane connector configured to detachably connect the header module to the first surgical module, and a second backplane connector configured to detachably connect the first surgical module to the second surgical module. The first surgical module is arrangeable in a stack configuration with the header module and the second surgical module. The first backplane connector is configured to yield a first bit pattern identifying the first surgical module in the stack configuration. The second backplane connector is configured to yield a second bit pattern identifying the second surgical module in the stack configuration. The first bit pattern is different than the second bit pattern.

A surgical system is disclosed including an end effector and a drive system configured to effect at least one function of the end effector. The end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw rotatable relative to said first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and a staple cartridge comprising staples removably stored therein. The drive system includes a motor and an impact mechanism including a rotary input drivable by the motor and a rotary output drivable by the rotary input. Rotation of the rotary output is configured to effect the at least one function of the end effector. The impact mechanism is configurable between a coupled state, wherein rotation of the rotary input causes corresponding rotation of the rotary output, and a slipped state, wherein the rotary input rotates relative to the rotary output.

An apparatus for guiding a flexible instrument includes a first plurality of linkages forming a first side of a channel of a support assembly and a second plurality of linkages forming a second side opposite the first side. In an elongated configuration, each linkage of the first plurality of linkages is interlocked between two adjacent linkages of the second plurality of linkages. Each linkage of the first plurality of linkages is hingedly coupled to an adjacent linkage of the first plurality by a bridging element that maintains a spacing between each linkage of the first plurality of linkages and each respective adjacent linkage. The support assembly transitions from the elongated configuration to a separated configuration as the support assembly is advanced along a longitudinal axis defined by the channel. In the separated configuration, each linkage of the first plurality of linkages is unlocked from between the two adjacent linkages.

A portable remote ultrasound scanning system is disclosed. A master device includes a handheld device and a master computer. A slave device includes a slave scanning robot, a slave ultrasound device, a slave environment sensing unit, and a data transceiver unit. The handheld device is configured to send velocity information of a movement of the handheld device, angular velocity information of a rotation of the handheld device, and a pressing force to a controller of the slave scanning robot through the master computer and the data transceiver unit. The controller is configured to control a movement of the robotic arm in a horizontal plane, an orientation movement of the robotic arm in space, and a movement of the robotic arm along a normal direction of a scanning surface. The master computer displays an ultrasound scanning image. An entire movement process of the robotic arm is performed through a compliance control.

Various surgical systems are disclosed. A surgical system comprises a robotic tool, a robot control system, a surgical instrument, and a surgical hub. The robot control system comprises a control console and a control unit in signal communication with the control console and the robotic tool. The surgical hub comprises a display. The surgical hub is in signal communication with the robot control system. The surgical hub is configured to detect the surgical instrument and represent the surgical instrument on the display.