CPC A61B 17/07207 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0686 (2013.01); A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 17/115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07228 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07257 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07271 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07278 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02)] | 15 Claims |
10. A surgical instrument assembly, comprising:
a handle comprising articulation control actuators;
a shaft assembly rotatable relative to said handle, wherein said shaft assembly comprises:
an elongate shaft;
an articulation joint; and
an end effector articulatable relative to said elongate shaft by way of said articulation joint; and
a control circuit configured to:
identify an orientation state of said shaft assembly relative to said handle;
map an output of said control circuit in response to an input from said articulation control actuators based on said identified orientation state; and
alert a user as to how said output has been mapped.
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