Method for producing a surgical instrument comprising a smart electrical system

1. A method of producing a surgical instrument, comprising:

obtaining a handle, wherein the handle comprises a distal end, and wherein the distal end comprises a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnets; and

obtaining a shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end, wherein the proximal end comprises:

a handle interface surface;

a second set of magnets; and

a third set of magnets; and

attaching the shaft to the handle by bringing the handle and the shaft toward each other along a longitudinal attachment axis, wherein the shaft interface surface is configured to engage the shaft at the handle interface surface, wherein an attractive magnetic force is configured to pull the handle towards the shaft when the first set of magnets interact with the second set of magnets, and wherein a repulsive magnetic force is configured to repel the handle from the shaft when the first set of magnets interacts with the third set of magnets, wherein one of the first set, the second set, and the third set of magnets comprise electromagnets; and

activating the electromagnets to adjust a magnetic field during attachment of the shaft to the handle.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising placing the surgical instrument in communication with a surgical hub and downloading operational data from the surgical hub.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the operational data comprises a first set of operational parameters when the first set of magnets interact with the second set of magnets, and wherein the operational data comprises a second set of operational parameters when the first set of magnets interact with the third set of magnets, and wherein the first set of operational parameters is different than the second set of operational parameters.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets, the second set of magnets, and the third set of magnets comprise electromagnets.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets, the second set of magnets, and the third set of magnets comprise permanent magnets and electromagnets.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of magnets is fixedly mounted to the shaft interface surface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic attractive force is configured to align the handle and the shaft by rotating the first set of magnets towards the second set of magnets.

8. A method for producing a surgical instrument surgical instrument, comprising:

obtaining a housing, wherein the housing comprises a distal end, and wherein the distal end comprises a shaft interface surface and a first set of magnetic elements;

obtaining a shaft defining a longitudinal shaft axis, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end, wherein the proximal end comprises:

a housing interface surface; and

a second set of magnets; and

aligning the shaft with respect to the housing, wherein the shaft interface surface is configured to engage the shaft along a longitudinal attachment axis at the housing interface surface, wherein an attractive magnetic force is configured to pull the housing towards the shaft when the first set of magnets interacts with the second set of magnets, wherein one of the first set and the second set of magnets comprise electromagnets; and

activating the electromagnets to adjust a magnetic field during attachment of the shaft to the housing.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising placing the surgical instrument in communication with a surgical hub and downloading operational data from the surgical hub.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the operational data comprises a first set of operational parameters when the first set of magnets interact with the second set of magnets, and wherein the operational data comprises a second set of operational parameters when the first set of magnets do not interact with the second set of magnets, and wherein the first set of operational parameters is different than the second set of operational parameters.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first set of magnets and the second set of magnets comprise electromagnets.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first set of magnets and the second set of magnets comprise permanent magnets and electromagnets.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first set of magnets is fixedly mounted to the shaft interface surface.

14. A method for producing a modular surgical instrument, comprising:

obtaining a housing, wherein the housing comprises:

a first array of magnets; and

an attachment interface;

obtaining a shaft assembly, wherein the shaft assembly is operably attachable to the attachment interface, and wherein the shaft assembly comprises a second array of magnets, wherein the shaft assembly defines a longitudinal shaft axis; and

attaching the shaft assembly to the housing by moving the shaft assembly toward the housing in a longitudinal direction, wherein the first array of magnets and the second array of magnets co-operate to generate a repulsive magnetic force which repulses the shaft assembly from the attachment interface when the shaft assembly is positioned on a first side of a field threshold, and wherein the first array of magnets and the second array of magnets co-operate to generate an attractive magnetic force which pulls the shaft assembly towards the attachment interface when the shaft assembly is positioned on a second side of the field threshold, wherein one of the first array and the second array of magnets comprise electromagnets; and

activating the electromagnets to adjust a magnetic field during attachment of the shaft assembly to the housing.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising placing the modular surgical instrument in communication with a surgical hub and downloading operational data from the surgical hub.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operational data comprises a first set of operational parameters when the shaft assembly is positioned on the first side of the field threshold, and wherein the operational data comprises a second set of operational parameters when the shaft assembly is positioned on the second side of the field threshold, and wherein the first set of operational parameters is different than the second set of operational parameters.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first array of magnets and the second array of magnets comprise electromagnets.