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

Claim 10:
11. A surgical system, comprising:
a first device comprising a first control circuit and a display to display intraoperative images of a surgical site obtained by an image sensor; and
a second device comprising an end effector configured to effect a surgical function within a sterile field, wherein the second device comprises a second control circuit in signal communication with the first control circuit, wherein an intraoperative image of the end effector is 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 intraoperative images of the surgical site 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 a movement of the intraoperative image of the end effector on the display is configured to select an anatomical feature on the display in the secondary operating mode from within the sterile field.