Method of hub communication, processing, storage and display

Abstract

Disclosed is a surgical system that includes a first modular device and aa surgical hub, including a control circuit configured to receive first perioperative data from a second modular device; anonymize the first perioperative data; receives second perioperative data from a third modular device; anonymize the second perioperative data; and adjust at least one setting of the first modular device based on contextual information derived from the anonymized first and second perioperative data.

1 . A surgical system, comprising:
 a first surgical tool;   a second surgical tool different than the second surgical tool;   a processor; and   a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 retrieve a first data set from the first surgical tool; 
 anonymize the first data set; 
 retrieve a second data set from the second surgical tool; 
 anonymize the second data set; 
 pair the anonymized first data set and second data set; and 
 evaluate an aspect of the surgical procedure comprising the first surgical tool and the second surgical tool based on the anonymized paired first data set and second data set. 
   
     
     
         2 . The surgical system of  claim 1 , wherein evaluating the aspect of the surgical procedure comprises determining a success rate of the surgical procedure. 
     
     
         3 . The surgical system of  claim 1 , wherein the first surgical tool comprises a surgical instrument. 
     
     
         4 . The surgical system of  claim 3 , wherein the second surgical tool comprises an imaging device. 
     
     
         5 . The surgical system of  claim 4 , wherein the first data set is associated with a surgical procedure comprising the surgical instrument. 
     
     
         6 . The surgical system of  claim 5 , wherein the second data set is associated with an outcome of the surgical procedure. 
     
     
         7 . The surgical system of  claim 3 , wherein evaluating the aspect of the surgical procedure comprises assessing a setting of the surgical instrument. 
     
     
         8 . The surgical system of  claim 1 , wherein anonymizing the first data set comprises stripping patient identification information from the first data set. 
     
     
         9 . A surgical system, comprising:
 a first surgical tool;   a second surgical tool different than the second surgical tool; and   a surgical hub, comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 retrieve a first data set from the first surgical tool; 
 anonymize the first data set; 
 retrieve a second data set from the second surgical tool; 
 anonymize the second data set; 
 associate the first data set and the second data set with a key; and 
 present the first data set and the second data after anonymization and association with key. 
   
     
     
         10 . The surgical system of  claim 9 , wherein presenting the first data set and the second data set comprises displaying at least a portion of the first data set and the second data set on a monitor. 
     
     
         11 . The surgical system of  claim 9 , wherein presenting the first data set and the second data comprises a remote transmission of at least a portion of the first data set and the second data set. 
     
     
         12 . The surgical system of  claim 9 , wherein the first surgical tool comprises a surgical instrument. 
     
     
         13 . The surgical system of  claim 12 , wherein the second surgical tool comprises an imaging device. 
     
     
         14 . The surgical system of  claim 13 , wherein the first data set is associated with a surgical procedure comprising the surgical instrument. 
     
     
         15 . The surgical system of  claim 14 , wherein the second data set is associated with an outcome of the surgical procedure. 
     
     
         16 . The surgical system of  claim 9 , wherein anonymizing the first data set comprises stripping patient identification information from the first data set. 
     
     
         17 . The surgical system of  claim 9 , wherein the key comprises a time stamp. 
     
     
         18 . A surgical system, comprising:
 a first modular device; and   a surgical hub, comprising a control circuit configured to:
 receive first perioperative data from a second modular device; 
 anonymize the first perioperative data; 
 receives second perioperative data from a third modular device; 
 anonymize the second perioperative data; and 
 adjust at least one setting of the first modular device based on contextual information derived from the anonymized first and second perioperative data. 
   
     
     
         19 . The surgical system of  claim 18 , wherein anonymizing the first perioperative data comprises stripping patient identification information from the first perioperative data.