Electrical Fingerprint: Comparison of Characteristic Patterns of Different Surgical Interventions Based on Electrosurgical Unit Data
The purpose of this prospective, single center study is to verify the hypothesis that each type of intervention creates a specific data pattern like a digital fingerprint. This fingerprint offers the possibility to identify specific workflows of surgical procedures but also to differentiate between them, what can be used for training purposes. The following clinical study is not covered by the MDR regulation since we do not investigate performance or safety of a device but collect and assign electrical data only.
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Written informed consent
• Patients undergoing one of the following surgeries:
‣ Supra cervical hysterectomy
⁃ Total hysterectomy
⁃ Breast conserving surgeries: B-plastic + periareolar mastopexy
⁃ Breast conserving surgeries: segmental resection