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, and (iii) a latch member comprising either a latch button or a latch switch ; and (iv) a cam base , wherein the latch member comprises a cam surface configured to engage the cam base ; and wherein the latch member is configured to: selectively move from a locked position to a released position, via either sliding the latch button or pivoting the latch switch , 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, characterized in that the latch member is further configured to selectively move from the released position to a removal position, via either sliding the latch button or pivoting the latch switch , 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 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, and (iii) a latch member comprising either a latch button or a latch switch ; and (iv) a cam base , (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, and (iii) a latch member comprising either a latch button or a latch switch ; and (iv) a cam base , wherein the latch member comprises a cam surface configured to engage the cam base ; and wherein the latch member is configured to: selectively move from a locked position to a released position, via either sliding the latch button or pivoting the latch switch , 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, <EOS>