A surgical utility connector configured to connect a surgical implement to a surgical supplying device , the surgical utility connector comprising: a first connecting surface provided on a first circular step and a second connecting surface provided on a second circular step ; a first utility channel extending through the first step and a second utility channel extending through the second step ; a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag embedded in the surgical utility connector with information identifying the surgical utility connector; wherein the first and second steps on the utility connector are configured to mate with complementary receiving recesses on an opposing utility port of the surgical supplying device to form a connection between the surgical implement and the surgical supplying device ; wherein the second step protrudes further into the utility port than the first step when the utility connector and the utility port are connected; wherein the first step comprises a first seal disposed on a side wall of the first step and the second step comprises a second seal disposed on a side wall of the second step; wherein a first utility tube and a second utility tube couple the surgical implement to the surgical utility connector; and wherein the surgical utility connector comprises a first tubing interface configured to connect the first utility tube to the first utility channel and a second tubing interface configured to connect the second utility tube to the second utility channel; wherein the surgical implement is a vitrectomy probe. a first connecting surface provided on a first circular step and a second connecting surface provided on a second circular step ; a first utility channel extending through the first step and a second utility channel extending through the second step ; a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag embedded in the surgical utility connector with information identifying the surgical utility connector; wherein the first and second steps on the utility connector are configured to mate with complementary receiving recesses on an opposing utility port of the surgical supplying device to form a connection between the surgical implement and the surgical supplying device ; wherein the second step protrudes further into the utility port than the first step when the utility connector and the utility port are connected; wherein the first and second steps on the utility connector are configured to mate with complementary receiving recesses on an opposing utility port of the surgical supplying device to form a connection between the surgical implement and the surgical supplying device ; wherein the second step protrudes further into the utility port than the first step when the utility connector and the utility port are connected; wherein the first step comprises a first seal disposed on a side wall of the first step and the second step comprises a second seal disposed on a side wall of the second step; wherein a first utility tube and a second utility tube couple the surgical implement to the surgical utility connector; and wherein the surgical utility connector comprises a first tubing interface configured to connect the first utility tube to the first utility channel and a second tubing interface configured to connect the second utility tube to the second utility channel; wherein the surgical implement is a vitrectomy probe. wherein a first utility tube and a second utility tube couple the surgical implement to the surgical utility connector; and wherein the surgical utility connector comprises a first tubing interface configured to connect the first utility tube to the first utility channel and a second tubing interface configured to connect the second utility tube to the second utility channel; wherein the surgical implement is a vitrectomy probe. <EOS>