US 12,082,808 B2
Surgical instrument comprising a control system responsive to software configurations
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US); and Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/895,276.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,306, filed on Dec. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0196266 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/072 (2013.01) [A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (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)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical instrument system, comprising:
a surgical communications hub; and
a surgical instrument comprising a controller, a first set of firmware, and a communications system configured to communicate with said surgical communications hub, wherein said first set of firmware is suitable for said surgical instrument to perform a first surgical technique, and wherein said controller is selectively operable by the user of said surgical instrument system to upload a second set of firmware from said surgical communications hub that makes said surgical instrument suitable to perform a second surgical technique which is different than said first surgical technique.