Patent ID: 11903592
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system, comprising:
an electrosurgical tool including a controller; and
a data module configured to be removably attached to the electrosurgical tool, the data module including a light, a memory, and a communication mechanism;
wherein, with the data module removably attached to the electrosurgical tool:
the controller of the electrosurgical tool is configured to control illumination of the light to indicate a condition of the electrosurgical tool, and
the data module is configured to receive information from the electrosurgical tool regarding the electrosurgical tool and to store the received information in the memory; and
the communication mechanism of the data module is configured to communicate data stored in the memory to an external device.