Patent ID: 11911045
Assignee: CLLAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method for adjusting control parameters of a clip applier via machine learning using a surgical hub, wherein said method comprises:
storing, by the clip applier, a control algorithm that controls an operation of a crimping drive of the clip applier to perform a crimping stroke to crimp a clip around a tissue of a patient;
receiving, by the clip applier and from the surgical hub, data gathered during prior surgical procedures and indicative of properties of the tissue of the patient of a corresponding surgical procedure of the prior surgical procedures, wherein each surgical procedure includes the use of the clip applier and wherein the properties of the tissue were determined based on a force required by the crimping drive to deform the clip while performing the crimping stroke during the corresponding surgical procedure of the prior surgical procedures;
evaluating, by the clip applier, the gathered data to determine an appropriate operation of the clip applier in a subsequent surgical procedure;
operating, by the clip applier, the crimping drive to perform a crimping stroke based on the control algorithm and the gathered data;
monitoring, by the clip applier, the operation of the clip applier, wherein monitoring the operation of the clip applier comprises measuring forces within said crimping drive during said crimping stroke;
determining if the operation of the clip applier needs to be adjusted based on the forces measured within the crimping drive; and
modifying, by the clip applier and based on the forces measured within the crimping drive, the control algorithm to adjust the operation of the clip applier.