A system comprising: a generator configured to be coupled with a generator connection of a used surgical instrument, wherein the generator is configured to: provide power to the used surgical instrument, receive data from the used surgical instrument, and transmit data to the used surgical instrument; a surgical instrument actuator configured to cause the used surgical instrument to activate one or more of a set of surgical instrument modes; a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a set of instructions; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: receive a set of usage data from the used surgical instrument, cause the input actuator to activate the used surgical instrument in a first mode, while the first mode is active, measure a set of electrical characteristics of the used surgical instrument, based upon the set of usage data and the set of electrical characteristics, create a reconditioning profile that may be applied to the used surgical instrument, wherein the system further comprises an imaging device positioned to capture an image of an end effector of the used surgical instrument, wherein the processor is further configured to execute instructions to: capture a set of image data for the end effector via the imaging device, and (ii)based upon the set of usage data, the set of electrical characteristics, and the set of image data, create a reconditioning profile that may be applied to the used surgical instrument. a generator configured to be coupled with a generator connection of a used surgical instrument, wherein the generator is configured to: provide power to the used surgical instrument, receive data from the used surgical instrument, and transmit data to the used surgical instrument; provide power to the used surgical instrument, receive data from the used surgical instrument, and transmit data to the used surgical instrument; a surgical instrument actuator configured to cause the used surgical instrument to activate one or more of a set of surgical instrument modes; a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a set of instructions; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to: receive a set of usage data from the used surgical instrument, cause the input actuator to activate the used surgical instrument in a first mode, while the first mode is active, measure a set of electrical characteristics of the used surgical instrument, based upon the set of usage data and the set of electrical characteristics, create a reconditioning profile that may be applied to the used surgical instrument, receive a set of usage data from the used surgical instrument, cause the input actuator to activate the used surgical instrument in a first mode, while the first mode is active, measure a set of electrical characteristics of the used surgical instrument, based upon the set of usage data and the set of electrical characteristics, create a reconditioning profile that may be applied to the used surgical instrument, capture a set of image data for the end effector via the imaging device, and (ii)based upon the set of usage data, the set of electrical characteristics, and the set of image data, create a reconditioning profile that may be applied to the used surgical instrument.