Patent ID: 8663203

Claim:
A robotic system for performing surgical tasks, comprising: a robotic arm having a proximal end, and a distal end with a mounting member; a disposable loading unit having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the disposable loading unit having an engagement surface configured and dimensioned for releasable connection to a receiving surface of the mounting member to permit selective detachment of the disposable loading unit from the robotic arm; and a programmable actuation assembly operatively associated with the proximal end of the robotic arm, wherein the mounting of the disposable loading unit to the robotic arm removably couples, electrically and operatively, the actuation assembly with the disposable loading unit for controlling the operation and movement of the disposable loading unit, wherein the disposable loading unit includes an outer housing, a surgical tool supported by the outer housing configured and dimensioned to perform a surgical task, and an integrated circuitry positioned within the outer housing establishing electrical communication between the disposable loading unit and the actuation assembly, wherein the robotic arm is programmable by the actuation assembly to actuate the surgical tool to perform the surgical task, the integrated circuitry establishing bidirectional communication between the disposable loading unit and the actuation assembly to program the robotic arm utilizing information communicated from the disposable loading unit.