Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for displaying a cooperative overlays based on interacting instruments are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a method for displaying cooperative overlays includes communicatively coupling a first augmented reality display device to a surgical hub; generating, by the first augmented reality display device, a first intraoperative display of a surgical field; displaying, by the first intraoperative display, a first data overlay based on operation of a first surgical instrument; interacting the first surgical instrument with a second surgical instrument; and displaying, by the first intraoperative display, an indicator of the interaction based on the interaction between the first and second surgical instruments.

Abstract: A staple cartridge for a surgical instrument includes a cartridge body extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper deck. Pockets extend through the upper deck for receiving respective staples. The staple cartridge also includes a pan coupled to the cartridge body. The pan includes a laterally-opposed pair of sidewalls spaced apart from each other to define a trough sized and configured to receive the cartridge body. The pan also includes a retention tab extending laterally outwardly from a sidewall and longitudinally between proximal and distal ends. The retention tab defines a recess extending laterally outwardly from the trough. The recess opens through the sidewall at at least one of the proximal or distal ends. The pan further includes a relief slot extending through the sidewall adjacent to the at least one of the proximal or distal ends such that the relief slot opens directly into the recess.

Abstract: A method for sequential firings of staple cartridges is disclosed. The sequential firings including a first firing that deploys first staples into a first tissue portion from a first staple cartridge and a second firing that deploys second staples into a second tissue portion from a second staple cartridge. The method comprises monitoring a parameter indicative of a tissue response associated with the first firing, assessing the tissue response based on the parameter, and adjusting an operational parameter associated with the second firing based on the tissue response during the first firing.

Abstract: A surgical system is configured to deploy staples from a staple cartridge reload into tissue. The surgical system includes a first sensor configured to measure a first parameter indicative of a force to form the staples, and a second sensor configured to measure a second parameter indicative of a position of a sled along a staple-forming distance. The system further includes a control circuit communicatively connected to a motor, the first sensor, and the second sensor, wherein the control circuit is configured to: receive a first signal from the first sensor indicative of the first parameter; receive a second signal from the second sensor indicative of the second parameter; and detect staple malformation of the staples based on the first signal and the second signals.

Abstract: A powered surgical instrument disclosed. The instrument includes a first circuit portion operable at a first voltage level, a second circuit portion operable at a second voltage level, a voltage source to supply the first voltage level to supply power to electrical components in the first circuit portion; a transistor comprising a control terminal, a first conduction terminal, and a second conduction terminal, and a control circuit coupled to the control terminal of the transistor. The second voltage level is different from the first voltage level. The first conduction terminal is coupled to the voltage source. The control circuit is to set the transistor in a linear mode and control the transistor to set a current for operating the motor.

Abstract: A surgical instrument comprises a shaft and an end effector extending from the shaft, the end effector comprising a staple cartridge comprising: a cartridge deck, a cartridge body, and a cartridge antenna supported by the cartridge body; a longitudinal channel, comprising: a base, a first wall extending from the base, a second wall extending from the base, wherein the second wall is spaced apart from the first wall to accommodate the staple cartridge therebetween in an assembled configuration, and a channel antenna supported by the first wall, wherein the cartridge antenna and the channel antenna are to cooperatively define a wireless signal-transfer circuit in the assembled configuration; and an aligner to interlock the staple cartridge and the longitudinal channel in the assembled configuration, wherein the aligner is adjacent the channel antenna and the staple cartridge antenna to maintain a predefined spatial relation between the channel antenna and the cartridge antenna in the assembled configuration.

Abstract: A method of assembling a staple cartridge is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method comprises attaching a pan to a cartridge body, the cartridge body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a deck, longitudinal rows of staple cavities extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a longitudinal slot extending from the proximal end toward the distal end. The method further comprises positioning staples in the staple cavities, positioning a support in the longitudinal slot such that an end of the support extends above the deck, and positioning a sled in the cartridge body proximal to the support such that the sled is longitudinally aligned with the support.

Abstract: A stapling assembly comprising a cartridge body, staple drivers, staples, and a sled assembly is disclosed. The cartridge body comprises a deck, a longitudinal slot, and staple cavities defined in the deck. The sled assembly is configurable in a first configuration and a second configuration. The sled assembly is movable distally in the first configuration during a staple firing stroke. The sled assembly is movable proximally in the second configuration during a retraction stroke. The sled assembly comprises a first component and a second component. The first component comprises a base and at least one rail extending from the base. The rail comprises a distal-facing ramp configured to engage the staple drivers to eject the staples from the staple cavities during the staple firing stroke. The rail is comprised of metal. The second component is movable within the longitudinal slot. The first component is movable relative to the second component.

Abstract: A surgical stapling assembly comprising a first jaw, a second jaw, and a staple cartridge assembly positioned in the first jaw is disclosed. The staple cartridge assembly comprises a plurality of staples, a plurality of staple drivers, and a cartridge body. The cartridge body comprises a deck surface configured to support patient tissue, a longitudinal slot defined in the cartridge body, a plurality of staple cavities, and a longitudinal wall extending vertically below the deck surface. The longitudinal wall comprises a first zone comprising a first wall height and a second zone comprising a second wall height. The staple cartridge assembly further comprises a sled movable longitudinally through the cartridge body, wherein the sled is sized and configured resist deflection of the cartridge body during the firing stroke within the second zone.

Abstract: A surgical system is disclosed that includes a motor, a power source, a voltage sensor, and a control circuit. The motor is operable between an on state in which the motor drives a motion at the end effector and an off state in which the motor ceases to drive the motion at the end effector. The power source is electrically coupled to the motor. The control circuit is configured to transition the motor to the on state for a first period, detect a dropped voltage potential of the power source at the end of the first period, conduct a comparison between the dropped voltage potential and the power source lower threshold, and transition the motor to the off state for a second period based on the comparison.

Abstract: A surgical instrument comprising a staple cartridge including a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, and staple drivers movable within the cartridge body to eject, or deploy, the staples from the cartridge body is disclosed herein. The staple drivers and the cartridge body comprise control surfaces that promote the efficient deployment of the staples from the cartridge body.

Abstract: A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a deck comprising a first staple cavity adjacent a longitudinal slot, a second staple cavity laterally and longitudinally offset relative to the first cavity, and a third staple cavity laterally and longitudinally offset relative to the second cavity. A first projection surrounds the first staple cavity, a second projection surrounds the second staple cavity, and a pair of third projections surrounds first and second portions of the third staple cavity, respectively. The first projection and the second projection are coupled together, and the second projection and one third projection are coupled together. The projections define a localized tissue-facing surface area. A localized valley is defined on the deck between the projections. The area of the localized valley area is greater than the localized tissue-facing area.

Abstract: A staple cartridge comprising a cartridge body including a deck and projections extending from the deck is disclosed. When used with a surgical stapling instrument, the deck of the staple cartridge can be compressed against patient tissue before the staples contained in the staple cartridge are ejected. The projections are engaged with the patient tissue and hold the patient tissue in place. The staple cartridge further comprises an electrical trace defined on the deck that extends between at least two of the projections. The electrical trace is part of a sensor system that detects properties of the patient tissue positioned against the projections.

Abstract: A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure to perform sequential firings of staple cartridges is disclosed. A control circuit is to monitor a parameter indicative of a tissue response associated with a first firing, assess the tissue response based on the parameter, and adjust an operational parameter associated with a second firing based on the tissue response during the first firing.

Abstract: A powered surgical instrument disclosed. The instrument includes a first circuit portion operable at a first voltage level, a second circuit portion operable at a second voltage level, a voltage source to supply the first voltage level to supply power to electrical components in the first circuit portion; a transistor comprising a control terminal, a first conduction terminal, and a second conduction terminal, and a control circuit coupled to the control terminal of the transistor. The second voltage level is different from the first voltage level. The first conduction terminal is coupled to the voltage source. The control circuit is to set the transistor in a linear mode and control the transistor to set a current for operating the motor.

Abstract: A staple cartridge including a cartridge body and a first RFID feature. The cartridge body defines a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the cartridge body. The cartridge body is configured to be received within a jaw of a surgical stapler. The cartridge body also defines a plurality of staple apertures that are configured to house staples. The proximal portion of the cartridge body defines a pocket, and the pocket is proximal to a proximal most staple aperture of the plurality of staple apertures. The first RFID feature is fixed within the pocket. The first RFID feature is configured to communicate with a second RFID feature presented by the jaw of the surgical stapler.

Abstract: An interactive and dynamic surgical simulation system may be used in the context of a computer-implemented interactive surgical system. An operating-room-based surgical data system may aggregate surgical activity data that is indicative of a performance of a live surgical procedure. The surgical simulation device may receive the surgical activity data from the operating-room-based surgical data system. And the surgical simulation device may simulate a surgical task based on surgical activity data. The surgical activity data may be structured by a procedure plan data structure. The procedure plan data structure may be common to the operating-room-based surgical data system and the surgical simulation device. The procedure plan data structure may be configured to covey information indicative of equipment, technique, and surgical steps in a structured format such that the equipment, technique, and surgical steps of the live surgical procedure are reflected in the simulated surgical procedure.

Abstract: A method of operating a surgical assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly, receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly, determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input, and causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component.

Abstract: Examples described herein may include a surgical computing device that directs data communications to surgical networks. The surgical computing device may include a processor that is configured to determine a present network locus, wherein the present network locus is any of a first surgical network or a second surgical network; identify a data communications session; determine a surgical data type of the data communication session, wherein the surgical data type is any of a first type of surgical data or a second type of surgical data, and direct the data communications session to the first surgical network if the surgical data type is the first type of surgical data or to the second surgical network if the surgical data type is the second type of surgical data.

Abstract: A consent management system may receive a request to modify consent data associated with a patient. The system may obtain patient capacity information associated with the patient and may determine whether to allow the patient to modify the consent data based on the obtained patient capacity information. The patient capacity information may indicate patient cognitive capacity, patient emotional capacity and/or the like. A response to the consent modification request may be generated based on the determining. For example, based on a determination that the obtained patient capacity information indicates that patient lacks the capacity to modify the consent data, the response may indicate a rejection of the request (e.g., may indicate that the consent data may not be modified). Based on a determination that the obtained patient capacity information indicates that patient possesses the capacity to modify the consent data, the response may indicate an approval of the request.