Surgical system with RFID tags for updating motor assembly parameters
A surgical instrument is disclosed including an end effector operable to treat tissue, a shaft extending proximally from the end effector, and a housing assembly extending proximally from the shaft. The housing assembly includes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner and a motor-assembly compartment including a motor assembly interchangeably retained by the motor-assembly compartment in an assembled configuration. The motor assembly is movable relative to the motor-assembly compartment between the assembled configuration and an unassembled configuration. The motor assembly includes a motor configured to drive the end effector to treat the tissue and an RFID tag detectable by the RFID scanner in the assembled configuration. The RFID tag stores motor-assembly information.
1. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector operable to treat tissue;
a shaft extending proximally from the end effector; and
a housing assembly extending proximally from the shaft, the housing assembly comprising:
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner; and
a motor-assembly compartment comprising a motor assembly interchangeably retained by the motor-assembly compartment in an assembled configuration, wherein the motor assembly is movable relative to the motor-assembly compartment between the assembled configuration and an unassembled configuration, and wherein the motor assembly comprises:
a motor configured to drive the end effector to treat the tissue; and
an RFID tag detectable by the RFID scanner in the assembled configuration, wherein the RFID tag stores motor-assembly information.
2. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , further comprising a control circuit configured to receive an input from the RFID scanner in the assembled configuration, the input being indicative of the motor-assembly information.
3. The surgical instrument of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust at least one parameter of operation of the motor based on the motor-assembly information.
4. The surgical instrument of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to select a control algorithm of the surgical instrument based on the motor-assembly information.
5. The surgical instrument of claim 4 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to select the control algorithm from control algorithms each associated with a different motor-assembly information.
6. The surgical instrument of claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a motor setting based on the motor-assembly information.
7. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein the motor assembly comprises a gearbox operably coupled to the motor.
8. The surgical instrument of claim 7 , wherein the motor-assembly information comprises:
gearbox information; and
motor information.
9. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , further comprising a power source coupled to the motor assembly in the assembled configuration.
10. The surgical instrument of claim 9 , wherein the power source is configured to generate a power output to cause the motor to drive the end effector to treat the tissue.
11. The surgical instrument of claim 10 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a value of the power output based on the motor-assembly information.
12. A surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector operable to treat tissue;
a shaft extending proximally from the end effector; and
a housing assembly extending proximally from the shaft, the housing assembly comprising:
a radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanner; and
a motor-assembly compartment comprising a motor assembly interchangeably retained by the motor-assembly compartment in an assembled configuration, wherein the motor assembly is movable relative to the motor-assembly compartment between the assembled configuration and an unassembled configuration, and wherein the motor assembly comprises:
a motor configured to drive the end effector to treat the tissue; and
an RFID tag positioned at or within a detection range of the RFID scanner in the assembled configuration, wherein the RFID tag stores motor-assembly information.
13. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , further comprising a control circuit configured to receive an input from the RFID scanner in the assembled configuration, the input being indicative of the motor-assembly information.
14. The surgical instrument of claim 13 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust at least one parameter of operation of the motor based on the motor-assembly information.
15. The surgical instrument of claim 13 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to select a control algorithm of the surgical instrument based on the motor-assembly information.
16. The surgical instrument of claim 15 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to select the control algorithm from control algorithms each associated with a different motor-assembly information.
17. The surgical instrument of claim 13 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a motor setting based on the motor-assembly information.
18. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein the motor assembly comprises a gearbox operably coupled to the motor.
19. The surgical instrument of claim 18 , wherein the motor-assembly information comprises:
gearbox information; and
motor information.
20. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , further comprising a power source operably coupled to the motor assembly in the assembled configuration.
21. The surgical instrument of claim 20 , wherein the power source is configured to generate a power output to cause the motor to drive the end effector to treat the tissue.
22. The surgical instrument of claim 21 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a value of the power output based on the motor-assembly information.
23. The surgical instrument of claim 1 , wherein in the assembled configuration the RFID tag is positioned at or within a detectable range of the RFID scanner.
24. The surgical instrument of claim 23 , wherein in the unassembled configuration the RFID tag is positioned outside of the detectable range of the RFID scanner.
25. The surgical instrument of claim 12 , wherein in the unassembled configuration the RFID tag is positioned outside of the detectable range of the RFID scanner.