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- This disclosure is related to a console-based surgical system and method for associating handheld surgical instruments with input devices and activating visual indicators to indicate the instruments and input devices that are associated with one another.
- a system comprises a footswitch having a footswitch connector line and a footswitch visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and a surgical console comprising: a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports having an instrument port visual indicator and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument; a footswitch port having a footswitch port visual indicator and being configured to couple to the footswitch via the footswitch connector line; and a controller configured to: associate the footswitch port with an instrument port of the plurality of instrument ports such that the footswitch is operable to actuate a function of a handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port; and activate the light emitter of each of the footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, and the instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light that matches one another in
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a console-based surgical system comprising a console, a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, and a plurality of input devices.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the console-based surgical system of FIG. 1 , the system includes a first handheld surgical instrument, a second handheld surgical instrument, a third handheld surgical instrument, a first footswitch, and a second footswitch.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the console of FIG. 1 , illustrating the console having a first instrument port, a second instrument port, a third instrument port, a first footswitch port, and a second footswitch port, which are respectively able to be operably coupled to the first handheld surgical instrument, the second handheld surgical instrument, the third handheld surgical instrument, the first footswitch, and the second footswitch.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of illustrating first, second, and third instrument plugs capable of being connected to the first, second, and third instrument ports of the console shown in FIG. 1 , with the first, second, and third instrument plugs comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of first, second, and third connector lines for the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments shown in FIG. 1 , with the first, second, and third connector lines comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the first, second, and third instruments shown in FIG. 1 , illustrating the first, second, and third instruments comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators.
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the first, second, and third instrument ports and first and second footswitch ports of the console shown in FIG. 3 , illustrating first, second, and third instrument visual indicators and first and second footswitch visual indicators coupled to the console.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of first and second footswitch plugs capable of being connected to the first and second footswitch ports of the console shown in FIG. 1 , with the first and second footswitch plugs comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of first and second connector lines for the first and second footswitches shown in FIG. 1 , with the first and second connector lines comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the first and second footswitches shown in FIG. 1 , illustrating the first and second footswitches comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the first connector line of the first handheld surgical instrument coupled to the first instrument port.
- FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 11 , illustrating first instrument visual indicators coupled to the first surgical handheld instrument, the connector line for the first surgical handheld instrument, and the console adjacent to the first instrument port to indicate that the first instrument port is not associated with any of the footswitch ports.
- FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the first connector line of the first handheld surgical instrument coupled to the first instrument port and the first connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port.
- FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 13 , with an association between the first instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by first instrument visual indicators and first footswitch visual indicators coupled to the console.
- FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the second connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the second connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port.
- FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 15 , with an association between the second instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of first footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the connector line of the third handheld surgical instrument coupled to the third instrument port and the connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port.
- FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 17 , with an association between the third instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of third instrument visual indicators and a plurality of first footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 13 , further illustrating the connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the connector line of the second footswitch coupled to the second footswitch port.
- FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 14 , further including an association between the second instrument port and the second footswitch port indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the connector line of the second footswitch coupled to the second footswitch port.
- FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 21 , with an association between the second instrument port and the second footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of the console of FIG. 3 , illustrating the connector lines of the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments coupled to a respective one of the first, second, and third instrument ports, and the connector lines of the first, second, and third footswitches coupled to a respective one of the first, second, and third footswitch ports.
- FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports of FIG. 16 , with an association between the first instrument port and the first and second footswitch ports being indicated by the first instrument visual indicators and the first and second footswitch visual indicators.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view of an exemplary footswitch shown in an open position.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the footswitch of FIG. 25 , shown in a closed position.
- FIG. 27 is a top view of a base of the footswitch of FIGS. 25 and 26 .
- FIG. 28 is a top plan view of the footswitch of FIGS. 25 and 26 shown in the closed position.
- a console-based surgical system 20 may comprise first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 , first and second footswitches 28 , 30 , and a console 32 for associating one or more of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 with one or more of the footswitches 28 , 30 to control the associated instruments during a surgical procedure.
- the system 20 further comprises a plurality of visual indicators 34 for indicating which of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 and footswitches 28 , 30 correspond with one another.
- the system 20 is shown in FIG.
- system 20 is shown as, for exemplary purposes, comprising two footswitches 28 , 30 , but in other embodiments, the system may comprise one, three, four, five, or any number of footswitches or other types of input devices.
- the system 20 is also shown as, for exemplary purposes, comprising twenty-five (25) visual indicators 34 , but in other embodiments any number of visual indicators may be used to indicate the association between the instrument ports and footswitch ports.
- An illustrative embodiment of an exemplary footswitch, which may be used as footswitches 28 and/or 30 is described below with reference to FIGS. 25 - 28 .
- Each one of the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 is configured to perform one or more predetermined functions in the treatment or care of a patient.
- Each instrument 22 , 24 , 26 can utilize one or more components that require electricity.
- one or more of the instruments may comprise a specialty drill such as one sold under the brand name CORE UNIVERSAL SERIES by Stryker Instruments of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
- instruments may comprise: a high-powered tapered drill, such as one sold under the brand name CORE SUMEX DRILL by Stryker Instruments; a modular handpiece such as one sold under the brand name CORE UNIVERSAL DRIVER by Stryker Instruments; a high-speed pencil-grip drill such as one sold under the brand name CORE MICRO DRILL by Stryker; a pneumatic drill such as one sold under the brand name MAESTRO DRILL by Stryker; a drill for intraoperative procedures such as one sold under the brand name ARIA MRI DRILL SYSTEM by Stryker; a drill for oral surgery such as one sold under the brand name CORE IMPACTION DRILL by Stryker; a drill for ENT surgery sold under the brand name SABER DRILL by Stryker; a sagittal saw, an oscillating saw, or a reciprocating saw, such as those sold under the brand name MICRO SAW by Stryker; various burs for small bone procedures such as those sold under the brand name
- Electrosurgical instruments can be of any suitable type known in the art, including those that use diathermy with either unipolar or bipolar current (commonly referred to simply as unipolar devices and bipolar devices), and advanced devices such as harmonic scissors and argon beam and laser devices.
- unipolar devices and bipolar devices commonly referred to simply as unipolar devices and bipolar devices
- advanced devices such as harmonic scissors and argon beam and laser devices.
- the illustrated shapes and other structural features of instruments 22 , 24 , 26 as depicted in FIG. 1 are not intended to describe the instruments specifically but rather are intended only to convey the general concept that various instruments can be used.
- the present disclosure facilitates the integration of instruments that may have different functions and other characteristics in terms of how they respond to their associated device user controls (not shown) and in terms of the signals produced by their device user controls that characterize their operation.
- the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 can have functions that differ from those of each other as a result of the first handheld surgical instrument 22 being, for example, a unipolar device, while second handheld surgical instrument 24 is, for example, a bipolar device, and the third handheld surgical instrument 26 is a harmonic device.
- the first and second handheld surgical instruments 22 and 24 have different operating characteristics from each other because they require signals of different voltages from each other.
- the various devices may be produced by different manufacturers or be different versions or models of a device. Regardless of any such differences, the system 20 ensures that any and all of the instruments to which it is connected can be controlled by the first and second footswitches 28 , 30 or the console 32 .
- handheld surgical instruments are emphasized in this disclosure, other types of medical devices may also be used in place thereof in certain embodiments.
- suitable medical devices that could be used in conjunction with the console, include, but are not limited to, patient therapy devices, patient monitoring devices, or surgical instruments that are not handheld, such as surgical robots, hospital beds, lighting systems, cameras, etc.
- the term “handheld surgical instrument” may be interchanged with these medical devices throughout this disclosure.
- the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 may comprise a corresponding one of connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 .
- Each connector line 36 , 38 , 40 may terminate at one end that is coupled to a corresponding one of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 and terminate at an opposing end with a corresponding one of plugs 42 , 44 , 46 configured to engage the console 32 as provided in the description below for FIGS. 13 - 24 .
- the connector lines may terminate with a socket or any type of connector.
- footswitch 28 and/or footswitch 30 can comprise a footswitch sold under the brand name UNI-DIRECTIONAL FOOTSWITCH by Stryker, a footswitch sold under the brand name TPS FOOTSWITCH by Stryker, or any other type of input device sold by Stryker or another manufacturer.
- the input device may be integral with the handheld surgical instruments, or may take the form of handswitches, voice-actuated switches, knee switches, or other types of switches that can be actuated by a user.
- Each input device may include one or more sensors, such as Hall effect sensors, magnetic sensors, or other suitable sensors, that generate signals in response to depression of the input device, such as the footswitch.
- the term “footswitch” may be interchanged throughout this disclosure for input device.
- the footswitches 28 , 30 may comprise a corresponding one of connector lines 48 , 50 .
- Each connector line 48 , 50 may terminate at one end that is coupled to a corresponding one of the footswitches 28 , 30 and terminate at an opposing end with a corresponding one of plugs 52 , 54 configured to engage the console 32 as provided in the description below for FIGS. 13 - 24 .
- the connector lines may terminate with a socket or any type of connector.
- the console 32 comprises first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 associated with the handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 are capable of being connected to a corresponding one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- FIG. 3 illustrates that the console 32 has a display 62 with the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 positioned adjacent to the display 62
- the system 20 can instead comprise one, two, four, or any number of instrument ports positioned on any suitable portion of the console 32 .
- the console 32 comprises first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the plugs 52 , 54 of the connector lines 48 , 50 associated with the footswitches 28 , 30 are capable of being connected to the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 are spaced apart from the display 62 , such that the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 are positioned between the footswitch ports 64 , 66 and the display 62 .
- other configurations of the instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 , the footswitch ports 64 , 66 , and the display 62 are contemplated.
- the console 32 further comprises a controller 68 configured to associate one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 with the first footswitch port 64 , such that the first footswitch 28 is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instruments connected to the associated instrument port.
- the controller 68 is configured to associate another one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 , with the second footswitch port 66 such that the second footswitch 30 is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected with the associated instrument port.
- the controller 68 may associate the same instrument port with both of the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 , such that the footswitches 28 , 30 are operable to actuate a function of the same handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port.
- the association of instrument ports with footswitch ports is addressed in detail in the description for FIGS. 6 - 17 .
- the console 32 is capable of being coupled to a power source (not shown) to receive power therefrom and deliver the same to any one or more of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 , and the footswitches 28 , 30 .
- the connector lines for the handheld surgical instruments and/or footswitches may be omitted and the console may be connected wirelessly therewith.
- the system 20 may further comprise a user input device 70 coupled to the controller 68 and actuatable by a user to output one or more user output signals to cause the controller 68 to associate one of the instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 with one of the footswitches 28 , 30 .
- the user input device 70 can be a touchscreen panel 72 or any other user input device configured to permit a surgeon to indicate which footswitch assignments are wanted for the present operation.
- the controller 68 may comprise a circuit (not shown) that, based on instructions from the touchscreen panel 72 or other user input device, generates energization signals transmitted to the motors (not shown) or other power-consuming units (not shown) internal to the instrument(s) coupled to the associated instrument port(s).
- the controller 68 can be simultaneously connected to the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 through the corresponding plugs 42 , 44 , 46 and connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 .
- the controller 68 may provide data and receive instructions from the user input device 70 over a second SPI bus (not shown).
- the touchscreen panel 72 may comprise a plurality of icons 74 , 76 , 78 for the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 that are to be associated, assigned, or mapped to one or both of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the controller 68 may change the footswitch mapping for that instrument port. Specifically, the controller 68 cycles the mapping for each instrument port through the following sequence: the first footswitch port 64 ; the second footswitch port 66 ; dual control mode for both the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 ; and no footswitch control.
- the color of the icon changes appropriately to indicate the new assignment for the associated instrument.
- Acceptance of a specific footswitch assembly assignment map is performed by depressing an icon (not shown) for an accept (ACPT) button also presented on the user input device 70 .
- Other embodiments without the accept button are contemplated, such that the icons 74 , 76 , 78 are toggle buttons that require no confirmation of the selected mapping.
- the controller 68 In response to the surgeon depressing one or more of the icons 74 , 76 , 78 to select a footswitch assembly assignment association, the controller 68 records the new footswitch association into footswitch association tables (not shown). The surgeon(s) may then able to use or actuate each instrument by depressing the appropriate pedal on the footswitch assigned to control the associated instrument.
- the footswitch assignment association can only be performed by depressing the icons 74 , 76 , 78 presented on the touchscreen panel 72 . This prevents inadvertent depression of the footswitches for unintentionally transferring control of an instrument from one of the two footswitches 28 , 30 to the other of the two footswitches 28 , 30 .
- switches may include switches (not shown) for separating control of an instrument from a footswitch or transferring control from one footswitch to another, with those switches attached to the footswitches, instruments, connector lines, or any portion of the system.
- surgeon may choose to actuate an instrument-mounted switch to regulate the actuation of the instrument.
- an instrument-mounted switch to regulate the actuation of the instrument.
- the associated icon on the user input device 70 is presented as a grey, and none of the footswitches are operable to control the handheld surgical instrument.
- system 20 may be disposed in a “plug and play” mode for one footswitch, such that the controller 68 assigns instrument ports to footswitch ports according to a default scheme.
- the controller 68 can be configured to automatically associate one of the instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 with one or more of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- each one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 is associated, assigned, or mapped to that connected footswitch port, such that the footswitch controls each one of the first, second, and third instruments 22 , 24 , 26 .
- the system 20 may be further disposed in the “plug and play” mode for one instrument when the connector lines 48 , 50 of the first and second footswitches 28 , 30 are coupled to the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 and the connector line of only one instrument is coupled to one of the first, second, or third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- the controller 68 performs default mapping for this version of the “plug and play” mode by mapping control for the instrument to each one of the first and second footswitches 28 , 30 . When both footswitches 28 , 30 can control an instrument, the instrument is considered to be in a “dual-control” mode.
- the controller 68 determines that two or more instruments and the first and second footswitches 28 , 30 are connected to the console 32 , the system 20 is disposed in a “multiple” mode. Initially, when the system 20 enters the “multiple” mode, the controller 68 maps the footswitch assignments to what they were in the immediate past “plug and play” mode. Thus, if a single footswitch was controlling the plurality of instruments, that footswitch retains control of those instruments. Conversely, if both footswitches 28 , 30 had a single instrument under dual control, both footswitches 28 , 30 maintain this control.
- the visual indicators 34 may comprise a plurality of instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 coupled to the corresponding instruments 22 , 24 , 26 , connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 for the same, and/or portions of the console 32 adjacent to the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- the visual indicators 34 may further include a plurality of footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 coupled to the corresponding footswitches 28 , 30 , connector lines 48 , 50 , for the same, and/or portions of the console 32 adjacent to the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the visual indicators may be coupled to any one or more of the instruments, footswitches, connector lines, or console (either the display, instrument ports, or footswitch ports) and may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show the icons 74 , 76 , 78 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- Other embodiments of the visual indicators can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- one portion of the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 may be coupled to the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 .
- Each one of these instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 may comprise a light emitter 86 , 88 , 90 .
- the light emitters 86 , 88 , 90 may comprise one or more LEDs 92 , 94 , 96 , ring-shaped light guides 98 , 100 , 102 , or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 92 , 94 , 96 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of any one or more of the plugs 42 , 44 , 46 without instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- each end of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 comprises a light emitter 104 , 106 , 108 .
- the light emitters 104 , 106 , 108 may comprise one or more LEDs 110 , 112 , 114 , fiber optic or light strips 116 , 118 , 120 , or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 110 , 112 , 114 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on one or both ends of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, ring-shaped light guides, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 are coupled to intermediate portions of the corresponding connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 between the opposing ends of those connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 .
- instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 may comprise a single visual indicator coupled to each corresponding connector line 36 , 38 , 40 and extending along the entire length, or a portion thereof.
- Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 are contemplated.
- embodiments of any one or more of the connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- each instrument visual indicator 80 , 82 , 84 may be integrated or embedded within one or more of the first, second, or third handheld surgical instruments 22 , 24 , 26 .
- each instrument visual indicator 80 , 82 , 84 may comprise a light emitter 122 , 124 , 126 in the form of LEDs 128 , 130 , 132 , ring-shaped light guides 134 , 136 , 138 , or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 128 , 130 , 132 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on one or more of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the display can show an icon, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- the instrument visual indicators on the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- Other embodiments of the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 .
- embodiments of any one or more of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- each instrument visual indicator 80 , 82 , 84 may be integrated or coupled to the console 32 adjacent to a corresponding one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- each instrument visual indicator 80 , 82 , 84 may comprise the light emitter 140 , 142 , 144 in the form of LEDs 146 , 148 , 150 , ring-shaped light guides 152 , 154 , 156 , or combinations thereof.
- Each ring-shaped light guide 152 , 154 , 156 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround a corresponding one of the first, second, and third instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 .
- Each ring-shaped light guide 152 , 154 , 156 can comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 158 , 160 on opposing sides of the corresponding port, with one light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 160 . While FIG. 1 illustrates the light emitter portion 158 positioned above the light emitter portion 160 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that the light emitter portions 158 , 160 can be positioned lateral to one another in a side-by-side arrangement or in any other suitable arrangement. In this embodiment, each one of the light emitter portions 158 , 160 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on the console 32 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the display can show an icon 74 , 76 , 78 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- the instrument visual indicators on the console 32 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 may be coupled to a top side, a left side, a right side, a bottom side, a rear side, other portions of the front side, any portion of the console, or combinations thereof.
- Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators are contemplated.
- embodiments of the console 32 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 may be coupled to the first and second plugs 52 , 54 of the first and second connector lines 48 , 50 .
- Each one of these footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on the first and second plugs 52 , 54 comprises a light emitter 170 , 172 .
- the light emitters 170 , 172 may comprise one or more LEDs 174 , 176 , ring-shaped light guides 177 , 179 , or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 174 , 176 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on the plugs 52 , 54 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the footswitch visual indicators on the plugs 52 , 54 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the plugs 52 , 54 are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of any one or more of the plugs 52 , 54 without footswitch visual indicators are also contemplated.
- each end of the connector lines 48 , 50 comprises a light emitter 178 , 180 .
- the light emitters 178 , 180 may comprise one or more LEDs 182 , 184 , fiber optic strips 186 , 188 , or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 182 , 184 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on one or both ends of the connector lines 48 , 50 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, ring-shaped light guides, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the footswitch visual indicators on the connector lines 48 , 50 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 are coupled to intermediate portions of the corresponding connector lines 48 , 50 between the opposing ends of those connector lines 48 , 50 .
- footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 may comprise one or more visual indicators coupled to each corresponding connector line 48 , 50 , such as light strips extending along the entire length, or a portion thereof.
- Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the connector lines 48 , 50 are contemplated.
- embodiments of any one or more of the connector lines 48 , 50 without any footswitch visual indicators are also contemplated.
- each footswitch visual indicator 162 , 164 may be integrated or embedded within one or more of the first or second footswitches 28 , 30 .
- each footswitch visual indicator 162 , 164 comprises a light emitter 190 , 192 .
- the light emitters 190 , 192 may comprise one or more LEDs 194 , 196 , ring-shaped light guides 198 , 200 or combinations thereof.
- each one of the LEDs 194 , 196 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on one or more of the footswitches 28 , 30 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the footswitch visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show an icon, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- the footswitch visual indicators on the footswitches 28 , 30 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the footswitches 28 , 30 .
- embodiments of any one or more of the footswitches 28 , 30 without any footswitch visual indicators are also contemplated.
- footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 may be integrated or coupled to the console 32 adjacent to a corresponding one of the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- each footswitch visual indicator 162 , 164 may comprise a light emitter 202 , 204 .
- the light emitters 202 , 204 may comprise series of LEDs 206 , 208 , ring-shaped light guides 210 , 212 , or combinations thereof.
- Each ring-shaped light guide 210 , 212 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround a corresponding one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- Each ring-shaped light guide 210 , 212 can comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 214 , 216 on opposing sides of the corresponding port, with one light emitter portion 214 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 216 . While FIG. 1 illustrates the light emitter portion 214 positioned above the light emitter portion 216 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that the light emitter portions 214 , 216 can be positioned lateral to one another in a side-by-side arrangement or in any other suitable arrangement. In this embodiment, each one of the light emitter portions 214 , 216 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on the console 32 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the display can show the icons 74 , 76 , 78 ( FIG. 3 ), symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- the footswitch visual indicators on the console can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 may be coupled to a top side, a left side, a right side, a bottom side, a rear side, other portions of the front side, any portion of the console, or combinations thereof. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of the console 32 without any footswitch visual indicators are also contemplated.
- the system 20 of FIG. 3 comprising the first connector line 36 of the first instrument coupled to the first instrument port 56 .
- the system 20 does not comprise the connector line of any footswitch or other input device being connected to either one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the controller 68 has not associated the first instrument port 56 with either one of the unoccupied footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the controller 68 activates the first instrument visual indicators 80 of the first instrument port 56 , the first plug 42 , the connector line 36 , the first instrument 22 , and any combinations thereof to indicate that the first instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the instrument visual indicator 80 on the console 32 may comprise the light emitter 140 in the form of the LEDs 146 and the ring-shaped light guide 152 coupled to the console 32 and surrounding the first instrument port 56 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 152 may comprise the two arcuate light emitter portions 158 , 160 on opposing sides of the first instrument port 56 , with one light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 160 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 146 to emit white light through the light emitter portions 158 , 160 to indicate that the first instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the instrument visual indicator 80 on the console 32 may emit any colored light and take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. to indicate that the first instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of the footswitch ports 56 , 58 .
- the instrument visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show an icon 74 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- the instrument visual indicators can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- instrument visual indicator may be coupled to a top side, a left side, a right side, a bottom side, a rear side, other portions of the front side, any portion of the console, or combinations thereof. Still other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of the console 32 not comprising any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 coupled to the plug 42 may comprise the light emitter 86 of FIG. 4 in the form of the LEDs 92 and ring-shaped light guide 98 .
- the LED 92 comprises the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 on the plug 42 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on the plug 42 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the plug 42 are contemplated. In addition, other embodiments of the plug 42 without the instrument visual indicator are also contemplated.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 integrated or embedded within the connector line 36 may comprise the light emitter 104 of FIG. 5 in the form of the LED 110 and/or fiber optic/light strip(s) 116 .
- the LED comprises the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 on one or both ends of the connector line 36 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, ring-shaped light guides, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on the connector line 36 may comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- instrument visual indicator 80 is coupled to intermediate portions of the connector line 36 between the opposing ends of the connector line 36 . Still other embodiments of the instrument visual indicator 80 may comprise a single visual indicator coupled to the connector line 36 and extending along the entire length thereof. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the connector lines 36 are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of the connector line 36 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 integrated or embedded within the first handheld surgical instrument 22 may comprise the light emitter 122 of FIG. 6 in the form of the 128 LED and ring-shaped light guide 134 .
- the LED 128 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the instrument visual indicator on the first handheld surgical instrument 22 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the instrument visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show an icon, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association.
- instrument visual indicators on the instruments 22 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators.
- instrument visual indicator 80 may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the instruments 22 .
- other embodiments of the instrument 22 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated.
- the controller is further configured to activate the footswitch visual indicators and the instrument visual indicators of the associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another. More specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the controller is further configured to activate the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 on the footswitches 28 , 30 , connector lines 48 , 50 , plugs 52 , 54 , and footswitch ports 64 , 66 and the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 on the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 , connector lines 36 , 38 , 40 , plugs 42 , 44 , 46 , and instrument ports 56 , 58 , 60 to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 , 164 and the instrument visual indicators 80 , 82 , 84 are respective ones of the light emitters 104 , 106 , 86 , 88 , 90 of FIG. 7 , which display outputs that correspond with one another by emitting colored light that matches one another.
- the displaying outputs that correspond with one another should be broadly understood to mean that users seeing the outputs of the footswitch visual indicators and the instrument visual indicators would understand that there is a relation therebetween.
- correspondence should be understood to mean any pattern, text, symbol, or other visual-detectable element that would be understood to reveal an association between the two or more visual indicators.
- the controller associates the first instrument port 56 with the first footswitch port 64 , and the controller activates one or more of instrument visual indicators 80 of the associated first instrument port 56 and one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another.
- the controller activates the instrument visual indicators 80 of the associated first instrument port 56 and the footswitch visual indicators 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another.
- the instrument visual indicator 80 of the associated first instrument port 56 on the console 32 may comprise the light emitter as shown in FIG. 7 in the form of the LEDs 146 and ring-shaped light guide 152 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 152 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround the first instrument port 56 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 152 may comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 158 , 160 on opposing sides of the first instrument port 56 , with one light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 160 . While FIG.
- each one of the LEDs 146 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 146 to emit a colored light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 146 to emit a blue light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the footswitch visual indicator 162 of the first footswitch port 64 on the console 32 may comprise a light emitter 202 as shown in FIG. 7 in the form of the LEDs 206 and ring-shaped light guide 210 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 210 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround the first footswitch port 64 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 210 can comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 214 , 216 on opposing sides of the first footswitch port 64 , with one light emitter portion 214 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 216 . While FIG.
- each one of the LEDs 206 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 206 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrument visual indicators 80 on the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the instrument 22 .
- the controller may activate the LEDs 206 to emit blue light through both light emitter portions 214 , 216 to match the blue light emitted by the instrument visual indicators 80 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the instrument visual indicators 80 coupled to the plug 42 of the first connector line 36 may comprise the light emitter 86 of FIG. 4 in the form of LED 92 and ring-shaped light guide 98 .
- the LED 92 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LED 92 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and/or the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LED 92 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the footswitch visual indicators 162 coupled to the plug 52 of the connector line 48 may comprise the light emitter 170 of FIG. 8 in the form of the LED 174 and ring-shaped light guide 177 .
- the LED 174 may comprise the multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller 68 may activate the LED 174 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrument visual indicators 80 on the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the instrument 22 .
- the controller 68 may activate the LED 174 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrument visual indicators 80 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 80 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of the connector line may comprise the light emitter 104 of FIG. 5 in the form of the LEDs 110 and/or fiber optic/light strips 116 coupled to opposing ends of the connector line 36 .
- the LEDs 110 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 110 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 110 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Footswitch visual indicators 162 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of the connector line 48 may comprise the light emitters 178 of FIG. 9 in the form of the LEDs 182 and fiber optic strips 186 coupled to opposing ends of the connector line 48 .
- the LEDs 182 may comprise multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 182 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrument visual indicators 80 on the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the instrument 22 .
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 182 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrument visual indicators 80 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 80 integrated or embedded within the first handheld surgical instrument 22 may comprise the light emitters 122 of FIG. 6 in the form of the LED 128 and ring-shaped light guide 134 .
- the LED 128 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller 68 may activate the LED 128 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LED 128 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Footswitch visual indicators 162 integrated or embedded in the first footswitch 28 may comprise a light emitter 190 of FIG. 10 in the form of the LED 194 and ring-shaped light guide 198 .
- the LED 194 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 194 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrument visual indicators 80 on the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the instrument 22 .
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 194 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrument visual indicators 80 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 42 , the connector line 36 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the visual indicators on any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display 62 on the console 32
- the display 62 can show a colored icon 74 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator.
- the controller 68 may activate the display 62 to show the icon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associated first instrument port 56 , and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitch visual indicator 162 .
- the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches.
- other embodiments of any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated.
- the controller 68 associates the second instrument port 58 with the first footswitch port 64 , and the controller 68 activates one or more instrument visual indicators 82 of the associated second instrument port 58 and one or more footswitch visual indicators 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another.
- the controller activates the instrument visual indicators 82 of the associated instrument port 58 and the footswitch visual indicator 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another.
- the first footswitch port 64 , plug 52 , connector line 48 , footswitch 28 , and footswitch visual indicators 162 may be similar to those provided in the description for FIGS. 13 and 14 .
- the instrument visual indicator 82 of the associated second instrument port 58 on the console 32 may comprise the light emitter 142 of FIG. 7 in the form of the LEDs 148 and ring-shaped light guide 154 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 154 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround the second instrument port 58 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 154 can comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 158 , 160 on opposing sides of the second instrument port 58 , with one light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 160 . While FIG.
- each one of the LEDs 148 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 148 to emit a colored light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 148 to emit a blue light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the instrument visual indicator 82 coupled to the plug 44 may comprise the light emitter 88 of FIG. 4 in the form of the LED 94 and ring-shaped light guide 100 .
- the LED 94 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LED 94 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LED 94 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 82 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of the connector line 38 may comprise the light emitter 106 of FIG. 5 in the form of the LEDs 112 and fiber optic strips 118 coupled to opposing ends of the connector line 38 .
- the LEDs 112 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 112 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 112 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 82 integrated or embedded within the first handheld surgical instrument 24 may comprise the light emitter 124 of FIG. 6 in the form of the LED 130 and ring-shaped light guide 136 .
- the LED 130 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LED 130 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LED 130 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the visual indicators on any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display 62 on the console 32
- the display 62 can show a colored icon 74 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator.
- the controller 68 may activate the display 62 to show the icon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associated first instrument port 56 , and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitch visual indicator 162 .
- the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches.
- other embodiments of any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated.
- the controller 68 associates the third instrument port 60 with the first footswitch port 64 , and the controller 68 activates one or more instrument visual indicators 80 of the associated third instrument port 60 and one or more footswitch visual indicators 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another.
- the controller activates the instrument visual indicators 80 of the associated instrument port 60 and the footswitch visual indicator 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another.
- the first footswitch port 64 , plug 52 , connector line 48 , footswitch 28 , and footswitch visual indicators 162 are similar to those provided in the description for FIGS. 13 and 14 .
- the instrument visual indicator 84 of the associated third instrument port 60 on the console 32 may comprise the light emitter 144 of FIG. 7 in the form of the LEDs 150 and ring-shaped light guide 156 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 156 may be coupled to the console 32 and surround the third instrument port 60 .
- the ring-shaped light guide 156 can comprise two arcuate light emitter portions 158 , 160 on opposing sides of the third instrument port 60 , with one light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the other light emitter portion 160 . While FIG.
- each one of the LEDs 150 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 150 to emit a colored light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller 68 activates the LEDs 150 to emit a blue light through both light emitter portions 158 , 160 to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the instrument visual indicator 84 coupled to the plug 46 may comprise the light emitter 90 of FIG. 4 in the form of LED 96 and ring-shaped light guide 102 .
- the LED 96 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 96 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller activates the LED 96 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 84 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of the connector line 40 may comprise the light emitters 108 of FIG. 5 in the form of the LEDs 114 and fiber optic strips 120 coupled to opposing ends of the connector line 40 .
- the LEDs 114 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LEDs 114 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller activates the LEDs 114 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- Instrument visual indicators 84 integrated or embedded within the third handheld surgical instrument 26 may comprise the light emitter 126 of FIG. 6 in the form of the LED 132 and ring-shaped light guide 138 .
- the LED 132 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- the controller may activate the LED 132 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the controller activates the LED 132 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitch visual indicators 162 on each one of the console 32 , the plug 52 , the connector line 48 , and the footswitch 28 .
- the visual indicators on any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display 62 on the console 32
- the display 62 can show a colored icon 74 , symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator.
- the controller 68 may activate the display 62 to show the icon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associated first instrument port 56 , and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitch visual indicator 162 .
- the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches.
- other embodiments of any one or more of the console 32 , plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated.
- the system 20 has a similar configuration as the one illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14 because the system 20 includes connector 48 , 36 coupled to the footswitch port 64 and the associated instrument port 56 . More specifically, as described above, the controller activates the footswitch visual indicators 162 on the console 32 , plug 52 , connector line 48 , and footswitch 28 and the instrument visual indicators 80 on the associated instrument port 56 of the console 32 , the plug 42 , to display outputs that correspond with one another to indicate the mapping between the ports 64 , 56 .
- the system 20 may include a second footswitch connector line 50 for a second footswitch 30 being connected to the second footswitch port 66 , and the second connector line 38 for the second instrument 24 being connected to the second instrument port 58 .
- the controller 68 may associate the second instrument port 58 with the second footswitch port 66 .
- the controller may activate the second footswitch visual indicators 164 for the second footswitch port 66 , second plug 54 , second connector line 50 , and/or second footswitch 30 and the second instrument visual indicators 82 for the associated second instrument port 58 , second plug 44 , second connector line 38 , and/or second instrument 24 to display outputs that correspond with one another to indicate the association between the ports 66 , 58 .
- the controller may activate the LEDs 208 of the second footswitch visual indicator 164 to emit a colored light
- the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 148 of the instrument visual indicator 82 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by the LEDs 208 . More specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the controller 68 may activate the LEDs 208 , 148 to emit orange light to indicate that the ports 58 , 66 are associated with one another.
- FIGS. 21 and 22 the system 20 is disposed in a configuration similar to the one illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 20 .
- FIGS. 19 and 20 illustrate connector lines 48 , 36 coupled to a respective one of the footswitch port 64 and the associated instrument port 56
- the system illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15 does not comprise the connector lines 48 , 36 .
- the footswitch port 64 is not associated with the instrument port 56
- the footswitch visual indicator 162 of the footswitch port 64 and the instrument visual indicator 80 of the instrument port 56 do not emit any light.
- the system 20 may disposed in dual control mode. While the system 20 may be configured similar to the one illustrated in FIGS. 19 and 20 , the system 20 associates the first instrument port 56 with both the first and second footswitch ports 64 , 66 . In addition, the system 20 activates the first footswitch visual indicator 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to emit blue light, the second footswitch visual indicator 82 of the second footswitch port 66 to emit orange light, and the first instrument visual indicator 80 of the associated first instrument port 56 to emit blue light and orange light to indicate that the associated instrument port 56 is associated with the first and second footswitch ports 162 , 164 . While the system of FIGS.
- 23 and 24 further includes second and third connector lines 38 , 40 of second and third instruments 24 , 26 being connected to the second and third the instrument ports 58 , 60 , the controller does not associate the second and third instrument ports 58 , 60 with either one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- the controller 68 activates the second and third instrument visual indicators 82 , 84 on the second and third instrument ports 58 , 60 , second and third plugs 44 , 46 , second and third connector lines 38 , 40 , and second and third instruments 24 , 26 to emit white light to indicate that the second and third instrument ports 58 , 60 are not associated with either one of the footswitch ports 64 , 66 .
- an exemplary footswitch may be configured for use with system 20 .
- FIG. 25 a perspective view of a footswitch 220 is shown in an open position. It will be understood that the footswitch 220 may be used in system 20 in place of one or more of the footswitches 28 , 30 .
- the footswitch 220 may comprise a base 222 , a pedal 224 , and a carrying handle 226 .
- the carrying handle 226 may be coupled to the base 222 and may be used to reposition the footswitch 220 or to transport the footswitch 220 from one location to another.
- the footswitch may be coupled to system 220 by a connector line 228 (which may be similar to one of connector lines 48 , 50 , as described more fully above with reference to FIG. 1 ).
- the pedal 224 may be movably coupled to the base 222 . In the closed position, the pedal 224 may overlay and/or completely or partially cover the base 222 .
- the foot pedal 224 may comprise a substantially flat surface 230 upon which a user's foot may rest, which may activate the footswitch 220 .
- the base 222 may comprise one or more input visual indicators 232 .
- the input visual indicators 232 may function similarly to the plurality of visual indicators 34 and/or 162 , 164 , described more fully above. For instance, when the footswitch 220 is used in place of one or more of footswitches 28 , 30 , input visual indicators 232 may indicate which of the instruments 22 , 24 , 26 and footswitches 28 , 30 correspond with one another.
- the controller activates the instrument visual indicators 80 of the associated first instrument port 56 and the footswitch visual indicators 162 of the first footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another, and the input visual indicators 232 are additionally activated by the controller to emit matching colors.
- the input visual indicators 232 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc.
- the input visual indicators 232 may comprise a plurality of footswitch light emitters.
- the input visual indicators 232 comprise a first footswitch light emitter 234 and a second footswitch light emitter 236 .
- the first footswitch light emitter 234 may be configured to output light of a first color.
- the second footswitch light emitter 236 may be configured to output light of a second color.
- the first color and second color may be different from one another.
- the first color and the second color may be the same color.
- the footswitch light emitters 234 , 236 may each be configured to output two or more colors of light.
- FIG. 28 a top plan view of the footswitch 220 in the closed position is illustrated.
- the first footswitch light emitter 234 is illustrated in an “on” mode, emitting light shown generally in dashed lines as a first output light 238 .
- the second footswitch light emitter 236 is also illustrated in an “on” mode, emitting light shown generally in dashed lines as a second output light 240 .
- the first output light 238 and the second output light 240 illuminate a surface 242 , which may be the floor of a surgical suite or other suitable location for using the footswitch 220 .
- Illumination of the surface 242 with the first and second output lights 238 , 240 provides an immediate visual indication to the user of the color associated with the footswitch 220 , and therefore of the instrument being activated by the footswitch 220 . This may be particularly useful in environments with low ambient light.
- the controller will selectively illuminate only one of the first output light 238 and second output light 240 .
- the controller will cause the first output light 238 and/or the second output light to output a blue color. This allows a user to readily determine the mapping of the footswitch without looking at the console.
- the controller may cause the first and second output lights to output a different color light, indicating that the second footswitch is mapped to a different instrument than the first footswitch.
- the second instrument port visual indicator and the second footswitch visual indicator may output a light that matches this different color light.
Abstract
A console-based surgical system including an input device and a surgical console. The input device includes a light emitter. The surgical console includes a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports including a light emitter and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument. The surgical console includes a controller configured to activate the light emitter of each of the input device and the light emitter of the instrument port to emit a colored light that matches one another.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/350,782, filed on Jun. 17, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/220,542, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, which is a continuation-in-part of PCT International Application No. PCT/US2018/029914, filed Apr. 27, 2018, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/491,668, filed Apr. 28, 2017, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- This disclosure is related to a console-based surgical system and method for associating handheld surgical instruments with input devices and activating visual indicators to indicate the instruments and input devices that are associated with one another.
- One embodiment of this disclosure relates to a new and useful console-based surgical system that associates handheld surgical instruments with input devices and activates visual indicators to indicate the instruments and input devices that are associated with one another. A system comprises a footswitch having a footswitch connector line and a footswitch visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and a surgical console comprising: a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports having an instrument port visual indicator and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument; a footswitch port having a footswitch port visual indicator and being configured to couple to the footswitch via the footswitch connector line; and a controller configured to: associate the footswitch port with an instrument port of the plurality of instrument ports such that the footswitch is operable to actuate a function of a handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port; and activate the light emitter of each of the footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, and the instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light that matches one another in response to associating the footswitch port with the instrument port.
- Referring now to the drawings, exemplary illustrations are shown in detail. Although the drawings represent examples, the drawings are not necessarily to scale and certain features may be exaggerated or schematic in form to better illustrate and explain a particular aspect of an illustrative example. Any one or more of these aspects can be used alone or in combination within one another. Further, the exemplary illustrations described herein are not intended to be exhaustive or otherwise limiting or restricting to the precise form and configuration shown in the drawings and disclosed in the following detailed description. Exemplary illustrations are described in detail by referring to the drawings as follows:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a console-based surgical system comprising a console, a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, and a plurality of input devices. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the console-based surgical system ofFIG. 1 , the system includes a first handheld surgical instrument, a second handheld surgical instrument, a third handheld surgical instrument, a first footswitch, and a second footswitch. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the console ofFIG. 1 , illustrating the console having a first instrument port, a second instrument port, a third instrument port, a first footswitch port, and a second footswitch port, which are respectively able to be operably coupled to the first handheld surgical instrument, the second handheld surgical instrument, the third handheld surgical instrument, the first footswitch, and the second footswitch. -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of illustrating first, second, and third instrument plugs capable of being connected to the first, second, and third instrument ports of the console shown inFIG. 1 , with the first, second, and third instrument plugs comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators. -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of first, second, and third connector lines for the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments shown inFIG. 1 , with the first, second, and third connector lines comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators. -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the first, second, and third instruments shown inFIG. 1 , illustrating the first, second, and third instruments comprising first, second, and third instrument visual indicators. -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the first, second, and third instrument ports and first and second footswitch ports of the console shown inFIG. 3 , illustrating first, second, and third instrument visual indicators and first and second footswitch visual indicators coupled to the console. -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of first and second footswitch plugs capable of being connected to the first and second footswitch ports of the console shown inFIG. 1 , with the first and second footswitch plugs comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of first and second connector lines for the first and second footswitches shown inFIG. 1 , with the first and second connector lines comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the first and second footswitches shown inFIG. 1 , illustrating the first and second footswitches comprising first and second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the first connector line of the first handheld surgical instrument coupled to the first instrument port. -
FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 11 , illustrating first instrument visual indicators coupled to the first surgical handheld instrument, the connector line for the first surgical handheld instrument, and the console adjacent to the first instrument port to indicate that the first instrument port is not associated with any of the footswitch ports. -
FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the first connector line of the first handheld surgical instrument coupled to the first instrument port and the first connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port. -
FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 13 , with an association between the first instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by first instrument visual indicators and first footswitch visual indicators coupled to the console. -
FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the second connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the second connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port. -
FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 15 , with an association between the second instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of first footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 17 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the connector line of the third handheld surgical instrument coupled to the third instrument port and the connector line of the first footswitch coupled to the first footswitch port. -
FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 17 , with an association between the third instrument port and the first footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of third instrument visual indicators and a plurality of first footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 19 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 13 , further illustrating the connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the connector line of the second footswitch coupled to the second footswitch port. -
FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 14 , further including an association between the second instrument port and the second footswitch port indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 21 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the connector line of the second handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port and the connector line of the second footswitch coupled to the second footswitch port. -
FIG. 22 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 21 , with an association between the second instrument port and the second footswitch port being indicated by a plurality of second instrument visual indicators and a plurality of second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 23 is a front perspective view of the console ofFIG. 3 , illustrating the connector lines of the first, second, and third handheld surgical instruments coupled to a respective one of the first, second, and third instrument ports, and the connector lines of the first, second, and third footswitches coupled to a respective one of the first, second, and third footswitch ports. -
FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the instrument ports and footswitch ports ofFIG. 16 , with an association between the first instrument port and the first and second footswitch ports being indicated by the first instrument visual indicators and the first and second footswitch visual indicators. -
FIG. 25 is a perspective view of an exemplary footswitch shown in an open position. -
FIG. 26 is a perspective view of the footswitch ofFIG. 25 , shown in a closed position. -
FIG. 27 is a top view of a base of the footswitch ofFIGS. 25 and 26 . -
FIG. 28 is a top plan view of the footswitch ofFIGS. 25 and 26 shown in the closed position. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , a console-basedsurgical system 20 may comprise first, second, and third handheldsurgical instruments second footswitches console 32 for associating one or more of theinstruments footswitches system 20 further comprises a plurality ofvisual indicators 34 for indicating which of theinstruments footswitches system 20 is shown inFIG. 1 as, for exemplary purposes, controlling three handheldsurgical instruments system 20 is shown as, for exemplary purposes, comprising twofootswitches system 20 is also shown as, for exemplary purposes, comprising twenty-five (25)visual indicators 34, but in other embodiments any number of visual indicators may be used to indicate the association between the instrument ports and footswitch ports. An illustrative embodiment of an exemplary footswitch, which may be used asfootswitches 28 and/or 30, is described below with reference toFIGS. 25-28 . - Each one of the first, second, and third handheld
surgical instruments instrument - Other handheld surgical instruments sold by Stryker or any manufacturer are also contemplated. For instance, electrosurgical devices, ultrasound devices, and other surgical devices may also be employed. Electrosurgical instruments and others like them can be of any suitable type known in the art, including those that use diathermy with either unipolar or bipolar current (commonly referred to simply as unipolar devices and bipolar devices), and advanced devices such as harmonic scissors and argon beam and laser devices. The illustrated shapes and other structural features of
instruments FIG. 1 are not intended to describe the instruments specifically but rather are intended only to convey the general concept that various instruments can be used. Indeed, it is important to note that the present disclosure facilitates the integration of instruments that may have different functions and other characteristics in terms of how they respond to their associated device user controls (not shown) and in terms of the signals produced by their device user controls that characterize their operation. For example, theinstruments surgical instrument 22 being, for example, a unipolar device, while second handheldsurgical instrument 24 is, for example, a bipolar device, and the third handheldsurgical instrument 26 is a harmonic device. In addition, it may be that, for example, the first and second handheldsurgical instruments system 20 ensures that any and all of the instruments to which it is connected can be controlled by the first andsecond footswitches console 32. - Additionally, while handheld surgical instruments are emphasized in this disclosure, other types of medical devices may also be used in place thereof in certain embodiments. For example, suitable medical devices that could be used in conjunction with the console, include, but are not limited to, patient therapy devices, patient monitoring devices, or surgical instruments that are not handheld, such as surgical robots, hospital beds, lighting systems, cameras, etc. As such, the term “handheld surgical instrument” may be interchanged with these medical devices throughout this disclosure.
- The first, second, and third handheld
surgical instruments connector lines connector line instruments plugs console 32 as provided in the description below forFIGS. 13-24 . In other embodiments, the connector lines may terminate with a socket or any type of connector. - In the illustrated embodiment,
footswitch 28 and/orfootswitch 30 can comprise a footswitch sold under the brand name UNI-DIRECTIONAL FOOTSWITCH by Stryker, a footswitch sold under the brand name TPS FOOTSWITCH by Stryker, or any other type of input device sold by Stryker or another manufacturer. For example, the input device may be integral with the handheld surgical instruments, or may take the form of handswitches, voice-actuated switches, knee switches, or other types of switches that can be actuated by a user. Each input device may include one or more sensors, such as Hall effect sensors, magnetic sensors, or other suitable sensors, that generate signals in response to depression of the input device, such as the footswitch. As such, the term “footswitch” may be interchanged throughout this disclosure for input device. - The
footswitches connector lines connector line footswitches plugs console 32 as provided in the description below forFIGS. 13-24 . In other embodiments, the connector lines may terminate with a socket or any type of connector. - The
console 32 comprises first, second, andthird instrument ports plugs connector lines surgical instruments third instrument ports FIG. 3 illustrates that theconsole 32 has adisplay 62 with the first, second, andthird instrument ports display 62, it is contemplated that thesystem 20 can instead comprise one, two, four, or any number of instrument ports positioned on any suitable portion of theconsole 32. Furthermore, theconsole 32 comprises first andsecond footswitch ports plugs connector lines footswitches second footswitch ports second footswitch ports display 62, such that the first, second, andthird instrument ports footswitch ports display 62. However, other configurations of theinstrument ports footswitch ports display 62 are contemplated. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , theconsole 32 further comprises acontroller 68 configured to associate one of the first, second, andthird instrument ports first footswitch port 64, such that thefirst footswitch 28 is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instruments connected to the associated instrument port. Similarly, thecontroller 68 is configured to associate another one of the first, second, andthird instrument ports second footswitch port 66 such that thesecond footswitch 30 is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected with the associated instrument port. It is contemplated that thecontroller 68 may associate the same instrument port with both of the first andsecond footswitch ports footswitches FIGS. 6-17 . Theconsole 32 is capable of being coupled to a power source (not shown) to receive power therefrom and deliver the same to any one or more of theinstruments footswitches - The
system 20 may further comprise auser input device 70 coupled to thecontroller 68 and actuatable by a user to output one or more user output signals to cause thecontroller 68 to associate one of theinstrument ports footswitches user input device 70 can be atouchscreen panel 72 or any other user input device configured to permit a surgeon to indicate which footswitch assignments are wanted for the present operation. More specifically, thecontroller 68 may comprise a circuit (not shown) that, based on instructions from thetouchscreen panel 72 or other user input device, generates energization signals transmitted to the motors (not shown) or other power-consuming units (not shown) internal to the instrument(s) coupled to the associated instrument port(s). Thecontroller 68 can be simultaneously connected to the first, second, and third handheldsurgical instruments connector lines controller 68 may provide data and receive instructions from theuser input device 70 over a second SPI bus (not shown). - Referring to
FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, thetouchscreen panel 72 may comprise a plurality oficons third instrument ports footswitch ports controller 68 may change the footswitch mapping for that instrument port. Specifically, thecontroller 68 cycles the mapping for each instrument port through the following sequence: thefirst footswitch port 64; thesecond footswitch port 66; dual control mode for both the first andsecond footswitch ports user input device 70. Other embodiments without the accept button are contemplated, such that theicons - In response to the surgeon depressing one or more of the
icons controller 68 records the new footswitch association into footswitch association tables (not shown). The surgeon(s) may then able to use or actuate each instrument by depressing the appropriate pedal on the footswitch assigned to control the associated instrument. - Also in this embodiment, the footswitch assignment association can only be performed by depressing the
icons touchscreen panel 72. This prevents inadvertent depression of the footswitches for unintentionally transferring control of an instrument from one of the twofootswitches footswitches user input device 70 is presented as a grey, and none of the footswitches are operable to control the handheld surgical instrument. - Furthermore, the
system 20 may be disposed in a “plug and play” mode for one footswitch, such that thecontroller 68 assigns instrument ports to footswitch ports according to a default scheme. Independent or in the absence of a user output signal from theuser input device 70, thecontroller 68 can be configured to automatically associate one of theinstrument ports footswitch ports first footswitch port 64 or thesecond footswitch port 66, each one of the first, second, andthird instrument ports third instruments - Similarly, the
system 20 may be further disposed in the “plug and play” mode for one instrument when theconnector lines second footswitches second footswitch ports third instrument ports controller 68 performs default mapping for this version of the “plug and play” mode by mapping control for the instrument to each one of the first andsecond footswitches footswitches - If the
controller 68 determines that two or more instruments and the first andsecond footswitches console 32, thesystem 20 is disposed in a “multiple” mode. Initially, when thesystem 20 enters the “multiple” mode, thecontroller 68 maps the footswitch assignments to what they were in the immediate past “plug and play” mode. Thus, if a single footswitch was controlling the plurality of instruments, that footswitch retains control of those instruments. Conversely, if bothfootswitches footswitches - The
visual indicators 34 may comprise a plurality of instrumentvisual indicators corresponding instruments connector lines console 32 adjacent to the first, second, andthird instrument ports visual indicators 34 may further include a plurality of footswitchvisual indicators footswitches connector lines console 32 adjacent to the first andsecond footswitch ports icons - Referring to
FIG. 4 , one portion of the instrumentvisual indicators plugs connector lines visual indicators plugs light emitter light emitters more LEDs LEDs visual indicators plugs plugs plugs plugs - Referring to
FIG. 5 , another portion of instrumentvisual indicators connector lines light emitter light emitters more LEDs light strips LEDs visual indicators connector lines connector lines visual indicators corresponding connector lines connector lines visual indicators corresponding connector line connector lines connector lines - Referring to
FIG. 6 , still another portion of instrumentvisual indicators surgical instruments visual indicator light emitter LEDs LEDs visual indicators instruments instruments visual indicators instruments instruments - Referring to
FIG. 7 , a portion of instrumentvisual indicators console 32 adjacent to a corresponding one of the first, second, andthird instrument ports visual indicator light emitter LEDs light guide console 32 and surround a corresponding one of the first, second, andthird instrument ports light guide light emitter portions light emitter portion 158 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 160. WhileFIG. 1 illustrates thelight emitter portion 158 positioned above thelight emitter portion 160 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions light emitter portions visual indicators console 32 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the instrument visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show anicon console 32 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the instrumentvisual indicators console 32 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , footswitchvisual indicators second plugs second connector lines visual indicators second plugs light emitter light emitters more LEDs LEDs visual indicators plugs plugs plugs plugs - Referring to
FIG. 9 , another portion of footswitchvisual indicators connector lines light emitter light emitters more LEDs LEDs visual indicators connector lines connector lines visual indicators corresponding connector lines connector lines visual indicators corresponding connector line connector lines connector lines - Referring to
FIG. 10 , still another portion of footswitchvisual indicators second footswitches visual indicator light emitter light emitters more LEDs 194, 196, ring-shaped light guides 198, 200 or combinations thereof. In this embodiment, each one of theLEDs 194, 196 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. However, the footswitchvisual indicators footswitches footswitches visual indicators footswitches footswitches - Referring back to
FIG. 7 , footswitchvisual indicators console 32 adjacent to a corresponding one of the first andsecond footswitch ports visual indicator light emitter light emitters LEDs light guide console 32 and surround a corresponding one of thefootswitch ports light guide light emitter portions light emitter portion 214 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 216. WhileFIG. 1 illustrates thelight emitter portion 214 positioned above thelight emitter portion 216 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions light emitter portions visual indicators console 32 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the footswitch visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show theicons FIG. 3 ), symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association. It is contemplated that the footswitch visual indicators on the console can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the footswitchvisual indicators console 32 without any footswitch visual indicators are also contemplated. - Referring now to
FIGS. 11 and 12 , there is illustrated thesystem 20 ofFIG. 3 comprising thefirst connector line 36 of the first instrument coupled to thefirst instrument port 56. In the illustrated embodiment, thesystem 20 does not comprise the connector line of any footswitch or other input device being connected to either one of thefootswitch ports controller 68 has not associated thefirst instrument port 56 with either one of theunoccupied footswitch ports controller 68 activates the first instrumentvisual indicators 80 of thefirst instrument port 56, thefirst plug 42, theconnector line 36, thefirst instrument 22, and any combinations thereof to indicate that thefirst instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of thefootswitch ports - More specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the instrument
visual indicator 80 on theconsole 32 may comprise thelight emitter 140 in the form of theLEDs 146 and the ring-shapedlight guide 152 coupled to theconsole 32 and surrounding thefirst instrument port 56. The ring-shapedlight guide 152 may comprise the two arcuatelight emitter portions first instrument port 56, with onelight emitter portion 158 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 160. Thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 146 to emit white light through thelight emitter portions first instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of thefootswitch ports visual indicator 80 on theconsole 32 may emit any colored light and take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. to indicate that thefirst instrument port 56 is not associated with either one of thefootswitch ports icon 74, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the instrument visual indicator may be coupled to a top side, a left side, a right side, a bottom side, a rear side, other portions of the front side, any portion of the console, or combinations thereof. Still other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of theconsole 32 not comprising any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated. - The instrument
visual indicator 80 coupled to theplug 42 may comprise thelight emitter 86 ofFIG. 4 in the form of theLEDs 92 and ring-shapedlight guide 98. In this embodiment, theLED 92 comprises the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. However, the instrumentvisual indicator 80 on theplug 42 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on theplug 42 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theplug 42 are contemplated. In addition, other embodiments of theplug 42 without the instrument visual indicator are also contemplated. - The instrument
visual indicator 80 integrated or embedded within theconnector line 36 may comprise thelight emitter 104 ofFIG. 5 in the form of theLED 110 and/or fiber optic/light strip(s) 116. In the illustrated embodiment, the LED comprises the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. However, the instrumentvisual indicator 80 on one or both ends of theconnector line 36 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, ring-shaped light guides, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on theconnector line 36 may comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the instrumentvisual indicator 80 are coupled to intermediate portions of theconnector line 36 between the opposing ends of theconnector line 36. Still other embodiments of the instrumentvisual indicator 80 may comprise a single visual indicator coupled to theconnector line 36 and extending along the entire length thereof. Other embodiments comprising any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theconnector lines 36 are contemplated. In addition, embodiments of theconnector line 36 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated. - The instrument
visual indicator 80 integrated or embedded within the first handheldsurgical instrument 22 may comprise thelight emitter 122 ofFIG. 6 in the form of the 128 LED and ring-shapedlight guide 134. In the illustrated embodiment, theLED 128 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. However, the instrument visual indicator on the first handheldsurgical instrument 22 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the instrument visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel or display, the display can show an icon, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association. It is contemplated that the instrument visual indicators on theinstruments 22 can comprise any suitable light emitter or mechanically-operated posts, flags, buttons, or other visual indicators. Other embodiments of the instrumentvisual indicator 80 may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theinstruments 22. In addition, other embodiments of theinstrument 22 without any instrument visual indicators are also contemplated. - Referring generally to
FIGS. 13-24 , the controller is further configured to activate the footswitch visual indicators and the instrument visual indicators of the associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another. More specifically, in the illustrated embodiments, the controller is further configured to activate the footswitchvisual indicators footswitches connector lines footswitch ports visual indicators instruments connector lines instrument ports visual indicators visual indicators light emitters FIG. 7 , which display outputs that correspond with one another by emitting colored light that matches one another. It should be appreciated that the displaying outputs that correspond with one another should be broadly understood to mean that users seeing the outputs of the footswitch visual indicators and the instrument visual indicators would understand that there is a relation therebetween. As such, aside from matching of colors, correspondence should be understood to mean any pattern, text, symbol, or other visual-detectable element that would be understood to reveal an association between the two or more visual indicators. - More specifically, in
FIGS. 13 and 14 , the controller associates thefirst instrument port 56 with thefirst footswitch port 64, and the controller activates one or more of instrumentvisual indicators 80 of the associatedfirst instrument port 56 and one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates the instrumentvisual indicators 80 of the associatedfirst instrument port 56 and the footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another. - The instrument
visual indicator 80 of the associatedfirst instrument port 56 on theconsole 32 may comprise the light emitter as shown inFIG. 7 in the form of theLEDs 146 and ring-shapedlight guide 152. The ring-shapedlight guide 152 may be coupled to theconsole 32 and surround thefirst instrument port 56. The ring-shapedlight guide 152 may comprise two arcuatelight emitter portions first instrument port 56, with onelight emitter portion 158 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 160. WhileFIG. 14 illustrates thelight emitter portion 158 positioned above thelight emitter portion 160 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions LEDs 146 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. Thecontroller 68 may activate theLEDs 146 to emit a colored light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 146 to emit a blue light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - The footswitch
visual indicator 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 on theconsole 32 may comprise alight emitter 202 as shown inFIG. 7 in the form of theLEDs 206 and ring-shapedlight guide 210. The ring-shapedlight guide 210 may be coupled to theconsole 32 and surround thefirst footswitch port 64. The ring-shapedlight guide 210 can comprise two arcuatelight emitter portions first footswitch port 64, with onelight emitter portion 214 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 216. WhileFIG. 14 illustrates thelight emitter portion 214 positioned above thelight emitter portion 216 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions LEDs 206 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 206 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and theinstrument 22. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller may activate theLEDs 206 to emit blue light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 80 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and thefootswitch 28. - The instrument
visual indicators 80 coupled to theplug 42 of thefirst connector line 36 may comprise thelight emitter 86 ofFIG. 4 in the form ofLED 92 and ring-shapedlight guide 98. TheLED 92 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLED 92 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and/or thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLED 92 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - The footswitch
visual indicators 162 coupled to theplug 52 of theconnector line 48 may comprise thelight emitter 170 ofFIG. 8 in the form of theLED 174 and ring-shapedlight guide 177. In the illustrated embodiment, theLED 174 may comprise the multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. Thecontroller 68 may activate theLED 174 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and theinstrument 22. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate theLED 174 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 80 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of the connector line may comprise thelight emitter 104 ofFIG. 5 in the form of theLEDs 110 and/or fiber optic/light strips 116 coupled to opposing ends of theconnector line 36. In the illustrated embodiment, theLEDs 110 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 110 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 110 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Footswitch
visual indicators 162 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of theconnector line 48 may comprise thelight emitters 178 ofFIG. 9 in the form of theLEDs 182 and fiber optic strips 186 coupled to opposing ends of theconnector line 48. In the illustrated embodiment, theLEDs 182 may comprise multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. Thecontroller 68 may activate theLEDs 182 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and theinstrument 22. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate theLEDs 182 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 80 integrated or embedded within the first handheldsurgical instrument 22 may comprise thelight emitters 122 ofFIG. 6 in the form of theLED 128 and ring-shapedlight guide 134. In the illustrated embodiment, theLED 128 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. Thecontroller 68 may activate theLED 128 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLED 128 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Footswitch
visual indicators 162 integrated or embedded in thefirst footswitch 28 may comprise alight emitter 190 ofFIG. 10 in the form of the LED 194 and ring-shapedlight guide 198. In the illustrated embodiment, the LED 194 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. Thecontroller 68 may activate the LEDs 194 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by any one or more of the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and theinstrument 22. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate the LEDs 194 to emit blue light to match the blue light emitted by the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 42, theconnector line 36, and thefootswitch 28. - It is contemplated that the visual indicators on any one or more of the
console 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel ordisplay 62 on theconsole 32, thedisplay 62 can show acolored icon 74, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate thedisplay 62 to show theicon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associatedfirst instrument port 56, and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitchvisual indicator 162. Other embodiments of the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches. In addition, other embodiments of any one or more of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated. - Referring to
FIGS. 15 and 16 , thecontroller 68 associates thesecond instrument port 58 with thefirst footswitch port 64, and thecontroller 68 activates one or more instrumentvisual indicators 82 of the associatedsecond instrument port 58 and one or more footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates the instrumentvisual indicators 82 of the associatedinstrument port 58 and the footswitchvisual indicator 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another. Thefirst footswitch port 64, plug 52,connector line 48,footswitch 28, and footswitchvisual indicators 162 may be similar to those provided in the description forFIGS. 13 and 14 . - The instrument
visual indicator 82 of the associatedsecond instrument port 58 on theconsole 32 may comprise thelight emitter 142 ofFIG. 7 in the form of theLEDs 148 and ring-shapedlight guide 154. The ring-shapedlight guide 154 may be coupled to theconsole 32 and surround thesecond instrument port 58. The ring-shapedlight guide 154 can comprise two arcuatelight emitter portions second instrument port 58, with onelight emitter portion 158 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 160. WhileFIG. 9 illustrates thelight emitter portion 158 positioned above thelight emitter portion 160 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions LEDs 148 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 148 to emit a colored light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 148 to emit a blue light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - The instrument
visual indicator 82 coupled to theplug 44 may comprise the light emitter 88 ofFIG. 4 in the form of theLED 94 and ring-shapedlight guide 100. TheLED 94 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLED 94 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLED 94 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 82 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of theconnector line 38 may comprise thelight emitter 106 ofFIG. 5 in the form of theLEDs 112 and fiber optic strips 118 coupled to opposing ends of theconnector line 38. In the illustrated embodiment, theLEDs 112 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 112 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 112 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 82 integrated or embedded within the first handheldsurgical instrument 24 may comprise thelight emitter 124 ofFIG. 6 in the form of theLED 130 and ring-shapedlight guide 136. In the illustrated embodiment, theLED 130 may comprise a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLED 130 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLED 130 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - It is contemplated that the visual indicators on any one or more of the
console 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel ordisplay 62 on theconsole 32, thedisplay 62 can show acolored icon 74, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate thedisplay 62 to show theicon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associatedfirst instrument port 56, and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitchvisual indicator 162. Other embodiments of the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches. In addition, other embodiments of any one or more of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated. - Referring to
FIGS. 17 and 18 , thecontroller 68 associates thethird instrument port 60 with thefirst footswitch port 64, and thecontroller 68 activates one or more instrumentvisual indicators 80 of the associatedthird instrument port 60 and one or more footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to display outputs corresponding with one another. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates the instrumentvisual indicators 80 of the associatedinstrument port 60 and the footswitchvisual indicator 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another. In the illustrated embodiment, thefirst footswitch port 64, plug 52,connector line 48,footswitch 28, and footswitchvisual indicators 162 are similar to those provided in the description forFIGS. 13 and 14 . - The instrument
visual indicator 84 of the associatedthird instrument port 60 on theconsole 32 may comprise thelight emitter 144 ofFIG. 7 in the form of theLEDs 150 and ring-shapedlight guide 156. The ring-shapedlight guide 156 may be coupled to theconsole 32 and surround thethird instrument port 60. The ring-shapedlight guide 156 can comprise two arcuatelight emitter portions third instrument port 60, with onelight emitter portion 158 adjacent to the otherlight emitter portion 160. WhileFIG. 11 illustrates thelight emitter portion 158 positioned above thelight emitter portion 160 in a vertical arrangement, it is contemplated that thelight emitter portions LEDs 150 comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 150 to emit a colored light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 activates theLEDs 150 to emit a blue light through bothlight emitter portions visual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - The instrument
visual indicator 84 coupled to theplug 46 may comprise thelight emitter 90 ofFIG. 4 in the form ofLED 96 and ring-shapedlight guide 102. TheLED 96 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 96 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates theLED 96 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 84 integrated or embedded within one or both ends of theconnector line 40 may comprise thelight emitters 108 ofFIG. 5 in the form of theLEDs 114 and fiber optic strips 120 coupled to opposing ends of theconnector line 40. In the illustrated embodiment, theLEDs 114 may comprise multi-colored light emitters configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLEDs 114 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates theLEDs 114 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - Instrument
visual indicators 84 integrated or embedded within the third handheldsurgical instrument 26 may comprise thelight emitter 126 ofFIG. 6 in the form of theLED 132 and ring-shapedlight guide 138. In the illustrated embodiment, theLED 132 may comprise the multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights. The controller may activate theLED 132 to emit a colored light that matches a colored light emitted by any one or more of the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. In the illustrated embodiment, the controller activates theLED 132 to emit a blue light to match the blue light emitted by the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on each one of theconsole 32, theplug 52, theconnector line 48, and thefootswitch 28. - It is contemplated that the visual indicators on any one or more of the
console 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. For instance, if the visual indicator takes the form of the touchscreen panel ordisplay 62 on theconsole 32, thedisplay 62 can show acolored icon 74, symbol, illustration, or verbal description of the type of association that corresponds with the output of the footswitch visual indicator. In the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate thedisplay 62 to show theicon 74 in a position that is aligned with or adjacent to the associatedfirst instrument port 56, and in a color that matches the colored light emitted from the footswitchvisual indicator 162. Other embodiments of the visual indicators may comprise any number or type of visual indicators coupled to any portion(s) of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches. In addition, other embodiments of any one or more of theconsole 32, plugs, connector lines, instruments, and/or footswitches, which do not comprise visual indicators, are also contemplated. - Referring to
FIGS. 19 and 20 , thesystem 20 has a similar configuration as the one illustrated inFIGS. 13 and 14 because thesystem 20 includesconnector footswitch port 64 and the associatedinstrument port 56. More specifically, as described above, the controller activates the footswitchvisual indicators 162 on theconsole 32, plug 52,connector line 48, andfootswitch 28 and the instrumentvisual indicators 80 on the associatedinstrument port 56 of theconsole 32, theplug 42, to display outputs that correspond with one another to indicate the mapping between theports - Furthermore, in
FIGS. 19 and 20 , thesystem 20 may include a secondfootswitch connector line 50 for asecond footswitch 30 being connected to thesecond footswitch port 66, and thesecond connector line 38 for thesecond instrument 24 being connected to thesecond instrument port 58. Thecontroller 68 may associate thesecond instrument port 58 with thesecond footswitch port 66. The controller may activate the second footswitchvisual indicators 164 for thesecond footswitch port 66,second plug 54,second connector line 50, and/orsecond footswitch 30 and the second instrumentvisual indicators 82 for the associatedsecond instrument port 58,second plug 44,second connector line 38, and/orsecond instrument 24 to display outputs that correspond with one another to indicate the association between theports LEDs 208 of the second footswitchvisual indicator 164 to emit a colored light, and thecontroller 68 may activate theLEDs 148 of the instrumentvisual indicator 82 to emit a colored light that matches the colored light emitted by theLEDs 208. More specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, thecontroller 68 may activate theLEDs ports - Referring to
FIGS. 21 and 22 , thesystem 20 is disposed in a configuration similar to the one illustrated inFIGS. 19 and 20 . However, whileFIGS. 19 and 20 illustrateconnector lines footswitch port 64 and the associatedinstrument port 56, the system illustrated inFIGS. 14 and 15 does not comprise theconnector lines footswitch port 64 is not associated with theinstrument port 56, and the footswitchvisual indicator 162 of thefootswitch port 64 and the instrumentvisual indicator 80 of theinstrument port 56 do not emit any light. - Referring to
FIGS. 23 and 24 , thesystem 20 may disposed in dual control mode. While thesystem 20 may be configured similar to the one illustrated inFIGS. 19 and 20 , thesystem 20 associates thefirst instrument port 56 with both the first andsecond footswitch ports system 20 activates the first footswitchvisual indicator 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to emit blue light, the second footswitchvisual indicator 82 of thesecond footswitch port 66 to emit orange light, and the first instrumentvisual indicator 80 of the associatedfirst instrument port 56 to emit blue light and orange light to indicate that the associatedinstrument port 56 is associated with the first andsecond footswitch ports FIGS. 23 and 24 further includes second andthird connector lines third instruments instrument ports third instrument ports footswitch ports controller 68 activates the second and third instrumentvisual indicators third instrument ports third plugs third connector lines third instruments third instrument ports footswitch ports - Referring to
FIGS. 25-28 , an exemplary footswitch may be configured for use withsystem 20. Referring now toFIG. 25 , a perspective view of afootswitch 220 is shown in an open position. It will be understood that thefootswitch 220 may be used insystem 20 in place of one or more of thefootswitches footswitch 220 may comprise a base 222, apedal 224, and a carryinghandle 226. The carryinghandle 226 may be coupled to thebase 222 and may be used to reposition thefootswitch 220 or to transport the footswitch 220 from one location to another. The footswitch may be coupled tosystem 220 by a connector line 228 (which may be similar to one ofconnector lines FIG. 1 ). - Referring now to
FIG. 26 , a perspective view of thefootswitch 220 in a closed position is shown. Thepedal 224 may be movably coupled to thebase 222. In the closed position, thepedal 224 may overlay and/or completely or partially cover thebase 222. Thefoot pedal 224 may comprise a substantiallyflat surface 230 upon which a user's foot may rest, which may activate thefootswitch 220. - Referring now to
FIG. 27 , a top view of thebase 222 is illustrated. The base 222 may comprise one or more inputvisual indicators 232. In some embodiments, the inputvisual indicators 232 may function similarly to the plurality ofvisual indicators 34 and/or 162, 164, described more fully above. For instance, when thefootswitch 220 is used in place of one or more offootswitches visual indicators 232 may indicate which of theinstruments footswitches visual indicators 80 of the associatedfirst instrument port 56 and the footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 to emit colors that match one another, and the inputvisual indicators 232 are additionally activated by the controller to emit matching colors. The inputvisual indicators 232 may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to, light emitters, fiber optic strips, displays, electromechanical devices, etc. In some embodiments, the inputvisual indicators 232 may comprise a plurality of footswitch light emitters. By way of example, in the illustrated embodiment, the inputvisual indicators 232 comprise a firstfootswitch light emitter 234 and a secondfootswitch light emitter 236. The firstfootswitch light emitter 234 may be configured to output light of a first color. The secondfootswitch light emitter 236 may be configured to output light of a second color. In some embodiments, the first color and second color may be different from one another. In other embodiments, the first color and the second color may be the same color. Alternatively still, the footswitchlight emitters - Referring now to
FIG. 28 , a top plan view of thefootswitch 220 in the closed position is illustrated. The firstfootswitch light emitter 234 is illustrated in an “on” mode, emitting light shown generally in dashed lines as afirst output light 238. The secondfootswitch light emitter 236 is also illustrated in an “on” mode, emitting light shown generally in dashed lines as asecond output light 240. Thefirst output light 238 and thesecond output light 240 illuminate asurface 242, which may be the floor of a surgical suite or other suitable location for using thefootswitch 220. Illumination of thesurface 242 with the first andsecond output lights footswitch 220, and therefore of the instrument being activated by thefootswitch 220. This may be particularly useful in environments with low ambient light. - During operation, the controller will selectively illuminate only one of the
first output light 238 andsecond output light 240. For example, if theinstrument port 56 and the footswitchvisual indicators 162 of thefirst footswitch port 64 are both illuminated in a blue color, the controller will cause thefirst output light 238 and/or the second output light to output a blue color. This allows a user to readily determine the mapping of the footswitch without looking at the console. Similarly, if the system uses a second footswitch having the configuration offootswitch 220, the controller may cause the first and second output lights to output a different color light, indicating that the second footswitch is mapped to a different instrument than the first footswitch. The second instrument port visual indicator and the second footswitch visual indicator may output a light that matches this different color light. - It will be further appreciated that the terms “include,” “includes,” and “including” have the same meaning as the terms “comprise,” “comprises,” and “comprising.”
- Several embodiments have been discussed in the foregoing description. However, the embodiments discussed herein are not intended to be exhaustive or limit the disclosure to any particular form. The terminology which has been used is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings and the disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
- Embodiments of the disclosure can be described with reference to the following numbered clauses, with specific features laid out in the dependent clauses:
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- I. A console-based surgical system comprising:
- a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, each instrument having a connector line and an instrument visual indicator coupled to one of said instrument and said connector line;
- a footswitch having a connector line and a footswitch visual indicator coupled one of said footswitch and said connector line; and
- a console comprising:
- a plurality of instrument ports, said connector lines of said plurality of handheld instruments being connected to said plurality of instrument ports;
- a footswitch port, said connector line of said footswitch connected to said footswitch port; and
- a controller configured to associate said footswitch port with one of said instrument ports such that said footswitch is operable to actuate a function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port;
- said controller further configured to activate said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port and associated footswitch port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- II. The console-based surgical system of clause I wherein each one of said instrument visual indicator and said footswitch visual indicator comprises a light emitter.
- III. The console-based surgical system of claim II wherein said light emitter of one of said instrument visual indicator and said footswitch visual indicator comprises a ring-shaped light guide.
- IV. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses II or III wherein said light emitters of said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator are configured to emit colors that match one another when said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator display outputs that correspond with one another.
- V. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses II, III, or IV, wherein said light emitter comprises at least one of a LED, a fiber optic, and combinations thereof.
- VI. The console-based surgical system of any one of the preceding clauses further comprising a user input device coupled to the controller and actuatable by a user to output a user output signal to cause said controller to associate said footswitch port with said associated instrument port.
- VII. The console-based surgical system of any one of the preceding clauses further comprising:
- a second footswitch having a connector line and a second footswitch visual indicator coupled one of said second footswitch and said connector line;
- said console further comprising a second footswitch port, said connector line of said second footswitch connected to said second footswitch port;
- said controller further configured to associate said second footswitch port with said associated instrument port such that said second footswitch is operable to actuate said function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port; and
- said controller further configured to activate said second footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- VIII. The console-based surgical system of any one of clause VII further comprising:
- a third footswitch visual indicator coupled to a portion of said console adjacent to said footswitch port;
- a fourth footswitch visual indicator coupled to a portion of said console adjacent to said second footswitch port;
- a second instrument visual indicator coupled to said console adjacent to a first instrument port of said plurality of instrument ports;
- a third instrument visual indicator coupled to said console adjacent to a second instrument port of said plurality of instrument ports; and a fourth instrument visual indicator coupled to said console adjacent to a third instrument port of said plurality of instrument ports;
- said controller further configured to associate at least one of said footswitch port and second footswitch port with at least one of said first instrument port, said second instrument port, and said third instrument port, such that at least one of said first footswitch and said second footswitch is operable to actuate said function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to one of said first instrument port, said second instrument port, and said third instrument port; and
- said controller further configured to activate said third footswitch visual indicator, said fourth footswitch visual indicator, said second instrument visual indicator, and said third instrument visual indicator to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- IX. The console-based surgical system of clause VIII wherein each one of said footswitch visual indicator, said second footswitch visual indicator, said third footswitch visual indicator, said fourth footswitch visual indicator, said instrument visual indicator, said second instrument visual indicator, said third instrument visual indicator, and said fourth instrument visual indicator comprises a light emitter.
- X. The console-based surgical system of clause IX wherein said light emitter comprises a ring-shaped light guide.
- XI. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses IX or X wherein said light emitters are configured to emit colors that match one another when said footswitch visual indicator, said instrument visual indicator, said second footswitch visual indicator, said third footswitch visual indicator, said fourth footswitch visual indicator, said second instrument visual indicator, and said third instrument visual indicator display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XII. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses IX, X, or XI wherein said light emitter of said footswitch visual indicator is configured to emit a first colored light, said light emitter of said second footswitch visual indicator is configured to emit a second colored light, and said light emitter of said instrument visual indicator for said associated instrument port is configured to emit said first colored light and said second colored light when said footswitch visual indicator, said second footswitch visual indicator, and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XIII. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses IX, X, or XI wherein said light emitter of said third footswitch visual indicator is configured to emit a first colored light, said light emitter of said fourth footswitch visual indicator is configured to emit a second colored light, and said light emitter of said second instrument visual indicator for said first instrument port is configured to emit said first colored light and said second colored light when said third footswitch visual indicator, said fourth footswitch visual indicator, and said second instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XIV. The console-based surgical system of any one of clauses IX, X, XI, XII, or XIII wherein said light emitter of at least one of said first instrument port, said second instrument port, and said third instrument port comprises two light emitter portions with one of said light emitter portions adjacent to the other of said light emitter portions.
- XV. The console-based surgical system of clause XIV wherein each one of said light emitter portions comprises a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colored lights.
- XVI. The console-based surgical system of any one of the preceding clauses further comprising an input visual indicator coupled to at least one of said footswitch and said connector line coupled thereto.
- XVII. The console-based surgical system of clause XVI wherein said controller is configured to activate said input visual indicator and said footswitch visual indicator to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XVIII. The console-based surgical system of any one of the preceding clauses further comprising an output visual indicator coupled to at least one of said handheld surgical instruments and said connector lines coupled thereto.
- XIX. The console-based surgical system of clause XVIII wherein said controller is configured to activate said output visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XX. A method of operating a console based surgical system, the console-based surgical system including a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, each instrument having a connector line and an instrument visual indicator coupled one of the instrument and the connector line, a footswitch having a connector line and a footswitch visual indicator coupled one of the footswitch and the connector line, a console including a plurality of instrument ports, the connector lines of the plurality of handheld instruments being connected to the plurality of instrument ports, the console further including a footswitch port, the connector line of the footswitch being connected to the footswitch port, and the console further including a controller, the method comprising:
- associating the footswitch port to the instrument port such that the footswitch is operable actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port; and
- activating the footswitch visual indicator and the instrument visual indicator of the associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XXI. The method of clause XX further comprising emitting colors from the footswitch visual indicator and the instrument visual indicator of the associated instrument port, with the colors matching one another.
- XXII. The method of any one of clauses XX or XXI further comprising actuating a user input device to generate a user output signal to the controller to cause the controller to associate the footswitch port to the associated instrument port.
- XXIII. The method of clause XXII, the system further comprising a second footswitch having a connector line and a second footswitch visual indicator coupled one of the second footswitch and the connector line, the console further comprising a second footswitch port, the connector line of the second footswitch connected to the second footswitch port, the method comprising:
- associating the second footswitch port with the associated instrument port such that the second footswitch is operable actuate a second function of the handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port; and
- activating the footswitch visual indicator, the second footswitch visual indicator, and the instrument visual indicator of the associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XXIV. The method of clause XXIII further comprising actuating said user input device to generate a second user output signal to associate the second footswitch port with the instrument port.
- XXV. The method of any one of clauses XXIII or IIVI further comprising emitting colors from the footswitch visual indicator, the second footswitch visual indicator, and the instrument visual indicator of the associated instrument port, with the colors matching one another.
- XXVI. The method of any one of clauses XXIII, XXIV, or XXV further comprising:
- emitting a first colored light from the footswitch visual indicator;
- emitting a second colored light from the second footswitch visual indicator; and
- emitting the first colored light and the second colored light from the instrument visual indicator of the associated instrument port.
- XXVII. The method of any one of the preceding clauses further comprising:
- activating a second footswitch visual indicator coupled to the console adjacent to the footswitch port of the console; and
- activating a second instrument visual indicator coupled to the console adjacent to the one of the instrument ports of the console.
- XXVIII. A console-based surgical system comprising:
- a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, each of said instruments having a connector line;
- a footswitch having a connector line; and
- a console comprising:
- a plurality of instrument ports, each of said of instrument ports having an instrument visual indicator, said connector lines of said plurality of handheld instruments being connected to said plurality of instrument ports;
- a footswitch port having a footswitch visual indicator, said connector line of said footswitch being connected to said footswitch port; and
- a controller configured to associate said footswitch port with one of said instrument ports such that said footswitch is operable to actuate a function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port;
- said controller further configured to activate said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port and said associated footswitch port to display outputs that correspond with one another;
- wherein each of said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicators comprises a light emitter, each of said light emitter and a ring shaped light guide coupled to said console to surround a corresponding one of said footswitch port and said instrument ports.
- XXIX. The console-based surgical system of clause XXVIII wherein said controller activates said light emitter of one of said instrument visual indicators to emit a colored light to match a colored light emitted by said footswitch visual indicator when said controller associates said footswitch port with said associated instrument port such that said footswitch is operable to actuate a function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port.
- XXX. The console-based surgical system of clause XXIX wherein said controller activates said light emitter of the other one of said instrument visual indicators to emit white light to indicate that said instrument port is not associated with said footswitch port.
- XXXI. The console-based surgical system of clause XXVIII wherein each of said ring-shaped light guide comprises two arcuate light emitter portions on opposing sides of the corresponding footswitch port and said instrument ports.
- XXXII. The console-based surgical system of clause XXXI wherein each of said arcuate light emitter portions angularly extends approximately 180 degrees.
- XXXIII. The console-based surgical system of clause XXXI wherein at least one of said light emitters is a multi-colored light emitter configured to emit a plurality of colors.
- XXXIV. A surgical console comprising
- a plurality of instrument ports,
- a footswitch port and
- a controller configured to associate said footswitch port with one of said instrument ports such that said footswitch is operable to actuate a function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port;
- said controller further configured to activate a footswitch visual indicator and an instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
- XXXV. A console-based surgical system comprising:
- a plurality of handheld surgical instruments, each instrument having an instrument visual indicator coupled to said instrument;
- a footswitch having a footswitch visual indicator coupled to said footswitch; and
- a console comprising:
- a plurality of instrument ports, said connector lines of said plurality of handheld instruments being connected to said plurality of instrument ports;
- a footswitch port; and
- a controller configured to associate said footswitch port with one of said instrument ports such that said footswitch is operable to actuate a function of said handheld surgical instrument connected to said associated instrument port;
- said controller further configured to activate said footswitch visual indicator and said instrument visual indicator of said associated instrument port to display outputs that correspond with one another.
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1. A console-based surgical system comprising:
a footswitch having a footswitch connector line and a footswitch visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and
a surgical console comprising:
a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports having an instrument port visual indicator and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument;
a footswitch port having a footswitch port visual indicator and being configured to couple to the footswitch via the footswitch connector line; and
a controller configured to:
associate the footswitch port with an instrument port of the plurality of instrument ports such that the footswitch is operable to actuate a function of a handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port; and
activate the light emitter of each of the footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, and the instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light that matches one another in response to associating the footswitch port with the instrument port.
2. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein each of the instrument ports is further configured to transmit an energization signal to the handheld surgical instrument, and wherein the footswitch port is configured to receive a signal from the footswitch.
3. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive a signal from the footswitch via the footswitch port; and
generate an energization signal for transmission to a handheld surgical instrument coupled to the instrument port in response to receiving the signal from the footswitch and in response to associating the footswitch port with the instrument port such that the footswitch is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected to the instrument port.
4. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein each of the footswitch port visual indicator and the instrument port visual indicators comprises a light emitter and a ring-shaped light guide coupled to the surgical console and surrounding a corresponding one of the footswitch port and the plurality of instrument ports.
5. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the footswitch comprises a base and a pedal movably coupled to the base, the base comprising the footswitch visual indicator.
6. The console-based surgical system of claim 5 , wherein the footswitch visual indicator is positioned to illuminate an underside of the pedal.
7. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the footswitch visual indicator is coupled to the footswitch connector line.
8. The console-based surgical system of claim 7 , wherein:
each of the footswitch port visual indicator and the instrument port visual indicators comprises a light emitter;
the footswitch visual indicator is further defined as a first footswitch visual indicator;
the footswitch has a second footswitch visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and
the controller is configured to activate the light emitter of the second footswitch visual indicator to emit a colored light to match the colored light emitted by the light emitter of each of the first footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, and the instrument port visual indicator.
9. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the footswitch visual indicator comprises a first footswitch light emitter and a second footswitch light emitter, and wherein the first footswitch light emitter is configured to output a colored light of a first color and the second footswitch light emitter is configured to output a colored light of a second color, with the first color being different from the second color.
10. The console-based surgical system of claim 1 , wherein:
the footswitch port visual indicator comprises a light emitter;
the instrument port visual indicator of the instrument port is further defined as a first instrument port visual indicator comprising a light emitter;
the console-based surgical system further comprises a handheld surgical instrument having an instrument connector line;
the instrument port is connected to the handheld surgical instrument via the instrument connector line, the handheld surgical instrument having a second instrument port visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and
the controller is configured to activate the light emitter of the second instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light to match the colored light emitted by the light emitter of each of the footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, and the first instrument port visual indicator.
11. The console-based surgical system of claim 10 , wherein the second instrument port visual indicator is coupled to the instrument connector line.
12. The console-based surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the handheld surgical instrument has a third instrument port visual indicator comprising a light emitter, and wherein the controller is configured to activate the light emitter of the third instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light to match the colored light emitted by the light emitter of each of the footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch port visual indicator, the first instrument port visual indicator, and the second instrument port visual indicator.
13. The console-based surgical system of claim 4 , wherein the footswitch is further defined as a first footswitch, the footswitch visual indicator is further defined as a first footswitch visual indicator, the footswitch connector line is further defined as a first footswitch connector line, the footswitch port is further defined as a first footswitch port, and the footswitch port visual indicator is further defined as a first footswitch port visual indicator, and further comprising:
a second footswitch having a second footswitch connector line and a second footswitch visual indicator comprising a light emitter; and
a second footswitch port having a second footswitch port visual indicator and being configured to couple to the second footswitch via the second footswitch connector line and receive a signal from the second footswitch, wherein the second footswitch port visual indicator comprises a light emitter and a ring-shaped light guide coupled to the surgical console and surrounding the second footswitch port visual indicator.
14. The console-based surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
associate the second footswitch port with the instrument port;
activate the light emitter of each of the second footswitch visual indicator, the second footswitch port visual indicator, and the instrument port visual indicator of the instrument port to emit a colored light that matches one another in response to associating the second footswitch port with the instrument port;
receive a signal from the second footswitch via the second footswitch port; and
generate an energization signal for transmission to a handheld surgical instrument coupled to the instrument port in response to receiving the signal from the second footswitch and in response to associating the second footswitch port with the instrument port such that the second footswitch is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected to the instrument port.
15. The console-based surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the instrument port is further defined as a first instrument port and the instrument port visual indicator of the first instrument port is further defined as a first instrument port visual indicator, and wherein the controller is further configured to:
associate the second footswitch port with a second instrument port of the plurality of instrument ports, the second instrument port having a second instrument port visual indicator;
activate the light emitter of each of the second footswitch visual indicator, the second footswitch port visual indicator, and the second instrument port visual indicator to emit a colored light that matches one another when the controller associates the second footswitch port with the second instrument port;
receive a signal from the second footswitch via the second footswitch port; and
generate an energization signal for transmission to a handheld surgical instrument coupled to the second instrument port in response to receiving the signal from the second footswitch and in response to associating the second footswitch port with the second instrument port such that the second footswitch is operable to actuate a function of the handheld surgical instrument connected to the second instrument port.
16. The console-based surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the first footswitch port visual indicator and the instrument port visual indicators each comprise one or more light emitters, wherein the ring-shaped light guide of the first footswitch port visual indicator and the instrument port visual indicators each comprises a first light emitter portion and a second light emitter portion, and wherein a light emitter is disposed within each of the first light emitter portions and each of the second light emitter portions, the light emitters being configured to emit a colored light.
17. A console-based surgical system comprising:
a footswitch comprising a light emitter; and
a surgical console comprising:
a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports comprising a light emitter and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument;
a footswitch port comprising a light emitter and being configured to couple to the footswitch; and
a controller configured to:
associate the footswitch port with an instrument port of the plurality of instrument ports such that the footswitch is operable to actuate a function of a handheld surgical instrument connected to the associated instrument port; and
activate the light emitter of each of the footswitch, the footswitch port, and the instrument port to emit a colored light that matches one another in response to associating the footswitch port with the instrument port.
18. The console-based surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the footswitch comprises a base and a pedal movably coupled to the base, the base comprising the light emitter of the footswitch.
19. The console-based surgical system of claim 18 , wherein the light emitter of the footswitch is positioned to illuminate an underside of the pedal.
20. The console-based surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the footswitch has a footswitch connector line, wherein the footswitch port is configured to couple to the footswitch via the footswitch connector line, and wherein the light emitter of the footswitch is coupled to the footswitch connector line.
21. The console-based surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the light emitter of the footswitch is further defined as a first light emitter, the first light emitter being configured to emit light of a first color, and wherein the footswitch further comprises a second light emitter configured to emit light of a second color.
22. The console-based surgical system of claim 21 , wherein the controller is further configured to activate one of the first light emitter and the second light emitter of the footswitch and each of the light emitter of the footswitch port and the light emitter instrument port to emit a colored light that matches one another in response to associating the footswitch port with the instrument port.
23. A console-based surgical system comprising:
an input device comprising a light emitter; and
a surgical console comprising:
a plurality of instrument ports, each of the instrument ports comprising a light emitter and being configured to couple to a handheld surgical instrument; and
a controller configured to activate the light emitter of each of the input device and the light emitter of the instrument port to emit a colored light that matches one another.
24. The console-based surgical system of claim 23 , wherein the input device is configured to wirelessly connect with the surgical console.
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