BACKGROUND

The present disclosure relates to various surgical systems. Surgical procedures are typically performed in surgical operating theaters or rooms in a healthcare facility such as, for example, a hospital. A sterile field is typically created around the patient. The sterile field may include the scrubbed team members, who are properly attired, and all furniture and fixtures in the area. Various surgical devices and systems are utilized in performance of a surgical procedure.

SUMMARY

In one general aspect, a surgical hub is provided. The surgical hub is for use with a medical imaging device at a remote surgical site in a surgical procedure. The surgical hub comprises a circuit configured to: receive a livestream of the surgical site from the medical imaging device; capture an image frame of a surgical step of the surgical procedure from the livestream; derive information relevant to the surgical step from data extracted from the image frame; and overlay the information onto the livestream.

In another general aspect, another surgical hub is provided. The surgical hub is for use with a medical imaging device at a remote surgical site in a surgical procedure including surgical steps. The surgical hub comprises a circuit configured to: receive a livestream of the surgical site from the medical imaging device; capture image frames of the surgical steps of the surgical procedure from the livestream; and differentiate among the surgical steps based on data extracted from the image frames.

In yet another general aspect, another surgical hub is provided. The surgical hub is for use with a medical imaging device at a remote surgical site in a surgical procedure. The surgical hub comprises a circuit configured to: receive a livestream of the surgical site from the medical imaging device; capture an image frame from the livestream; detect a staple pattern in the image frame; and identify the staple cartridge based on the staple pattern. The staple pattern is defined by staples deployed from a staple cartridge into tissue at the surgical site.

