Patent ID: 11931089
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H  Y | IPC A  G  H

Claim 14:
15. A modular surgical system, comprising:
a header module;
a first surgical module;
a second surgical module, wherein the header module, the first surgical module, and the second surgical module are arranged in a stack configuration; and
a module identification circuit configured to:
detect the presence of the first surgical module and the second surgical module;
determine a first position of the first surgical module within the stack configuration; and
determine a second position of the second surgical module within the stack configuration, wherein the second position is different than the first position;
wherein the module identification circuit is configured to determine the first position and the second position by causing a current to be transmitted through the second surgical module to the first surgical module.