Method of using multiple RFID chips with a surgical assembly
A method of operating a surgical assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly, receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly, determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input, and causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component.
1. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly;
receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly;
determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input; and
causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modular component is an end effector.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a velocity threshold.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a current threshold.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a load threshold.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a database to determine the operational parameter of the motor of the surgical assembly.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the database tethers the operational parameter of the motor to the first information and the second information.
8. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly;
receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly;
determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input; and
causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component,
wherein the first modular component is an end effector, and
wherein the second modular component is a shaft releasably couplable to the end effector.
9. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly;
receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly;
determining an operational parameter of a motor of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input; and
causing the motor to effect a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component,
wherein the first information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and wherein the second information is indicative of a shaft profile.
10. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of an anvil of the surgical assembly;
receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a staple cartridge of the surgical assembly; and
assessing compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge based on the first input and the second input.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising alerting a user of the surgical assembly regarding the compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising activating a lockout assembly of the surgical assembly if it is determined that the anvil is not compatible with the staple cartridge.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising accessing a database to assess compatibility of the anvil with the staple cartridge.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the database tethers an operational parameter of a motor to the first information and the second information.
15. A method of operating a surgical assembly, the method comprising:
receiving a first input from a first RFID scanner indicative of a first information stored in a first RFID chip of a first modular component of the surgical assembly;
receiving a second input from a second RFID scanner indicative of a second information stored in a second RFID chip of a second modular component of the surgical assembly;
determining an operational parameter of a third component of the surgical assembly based on the first input and the second input; and
adjusting a tissue treatment motion of the first modular component based on the operational parameter.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first modular component is an end effector.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second modular component is a shaft releasably couplable to the end effector.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and wherein the second information is indicative of a shaft profile.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operational parameter is a motor velocity threshold.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operational parameter is a motor current threshold.