CPC A61B 34/25 (2016.02) [A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] | 10 Claims |
1. A surgical system comprising:
a first surgical device comprising a control circuit, the control circuit configured to:
be situationally aware of events occurring within a vicinity of the first surgical device according to data received from a database, a patient monitoring device, or a paired surgical device, or any combination of the database, the patient monitoring device, or the paired surgical device; and
wirelessly pair with a second surgical device according to a usage of the first surgical device and the events of which the first surgical device is situationally aware,
wherein the events of which the first surgical device is situationally aware comprise a first user using the first surgical device and a second user using the second surgical device,
wherein the events comprising the first user using the first surgical device comprise the first user grasping a handle of the first surgical device, and
wherein the events comprising the first user grasping a handle of the first surgical device comprise the first user grasping the handle of the first surgical device thereby allowing a transceiver in the handle of the first surgical device to communicate with an identifier worn by the first user and allowing, by the identifier, a communication between the first surgical device and a surgical hub.
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