Patent ID: 11896443
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A surgical system, comprising:
an image sensor;
a first device comprising a first control circuit and a display; and
a second device configured to effect a surgical function, wherein the second device comprises an end effector and a second control circuit in signal communication with the first control circuit, wherein the image sensor is positionable to image the end effector at a surgical site such that an intraoperative image of the end effector and the surgical site are viewable on the display, wherein the second control circuit is configured to selectively toggle the second device between a secondary operating mode, in which the intraoperative image of the end effector is configured to interact with information on the display such that the second device is configured to control the first device, and a primary operating mode, in which the second device is configured to control the surgical function, wherein an ability of the second device to effect the surgical function is disabled when the second device is in the secondary operating mode, and wherein the second device comprises a handheld surgical instrument.