A surgical instrument, comprising: (a) a shaft assembly having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the distal end portion including an end effector projecting distally therefrom; (b) a handle assembly configured to receive the proximal end portion of the shaft assembly ; and (c) a latch system configured to operatively couple the shaft assembly to the handle assembly, the latch system including: (i) a shaft lock member connected to the shaft assembly, (ii) a handle lock member connected to the handle assembly , wherein the handle lock member is configured to engage the shaft lock member and inhibit the shaft assembly from operatively uncoupling from the handle assembly, (iii) a cam base ; and (iv) a latch member comprising a cam surface configured to engage the cam base , and the latch member is configured to selectively move from a locked position to a released position such that movement of the latch member toward the released position is configured to cause the shaft lock member to disengage from the handle lock member and thereby operatively uncouple the shaft assembly from the handle assembly in the released position, wherein the shaft assembly includes the latch member , and wherein the latch member of the shaft assembly is configured to engage the shaft lock member and thereby cause the shaft lock member to disengage from the handle lock member as the latch member moves from the locked position toward the released position, characterised in that the handle assembly includes the cam base and in that the latch member is further configured to selectively move from the released position to a removal position such that movement of the latch member toward the removal position is configured to cause the cam surface of the latch member to engage the cam base and thereby urge the shaft assembly in a removal direction relative to the handle assembly for indicating the removal direction to a user. (a) a shaft assembly having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the distal end portion including an end effector projecting distally therefrom; (b) a handle assembly configured to receive the proximal end portion of the shaft assembly ; and (c) a latch system configured to operatively couple the shaft (i) a shaft lock member connected to the shaft assembly, (ii) a handle lock member connected to the handle assembly , wherein the handle lock member is configured to engage the shaft lock member and inhibit the shaft assembly from operatively uncoupling from the handle assembly, (iii) a cam base ; and (iv) a latch member comprising a cam surface configured to engage the cam base , and the latch member is configured to selectively move from a locked position to a released position such that movement of the latch member toward the released position is configured to cause the shaft lock member to disengage from the handle lock member and thereby operatively uncouple the shaft assembly from the handle assembly in the released position, wherein the shaft assembly includes the latch member , and wherein the latch member of the shaft assembly is configured to engage the shaft lock member and thereby cause the shaft lock member to disengage from the handle lock member as the latch member moves from the locked position toward the released position, characterised in that the handle assembly includes the cam base and in that the latch member is further configured to selectively move from the released position to a removal position such that movement of the latch member toward the removal position is configured to cause the cam surface of the latch member to engage the cam base and thereby urge the shaft assembly in a removal direction relative to the handle assembly for indicating the removal direction to a user. <EOS>