Patent ID: 11877792
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  H  G | IPC A  H

Claim 9:
10. A powered surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector comprising a first energy delivery member and a second energy delivery member configured to deliver at least one of a first energy modality or a second energy modality;
an updatable memory having stored therein a control algorithm that is configured to control at least one of the first energy modality or the second energy modality; and
a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive data associated with operating the end-effector;
make a determination whether to operate the control algorithm in a first mode associated with a first service tier or a second mode associated with a second service tier based on the data received,
wherein in the first mode, the control algorithm is configured to activate the first energy modality and the second energy modality sequentially, and
wherein in the second mode, the control algorithm is configured to activate both the first energy modality and the second energy modality simultaneously; and

activate at least one of the first mode or the second mode based on the determination of whether to operate the control algorithm in the first mode associated with the first service tier or the second mode associated with the second service tier.