METHOD OF USING MULTIPLE RFID CHIPS WITH A SURGICAL ASSEMBLY

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 2 , wherein the second modular component is a shaft releasably couplable to the end effector.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information is indicative of a staple cartridge size, and wherein the second information is indicative of a shaft profile.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a velocity threshold.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a current threshold.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational parameter of the motor is a load threshold.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a database to determine the operational parameter of the motor of the surgical assembly.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the database tethers the operational parameter of the motor to the first information and the second information.

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.