Patent ID: 7517351

Claim:
A surgical tool system, said system comprising: a plurality of surgical handpieces, each said handpiece including: a power generating unit which is actuated in response to application of an energization signal; an accessory connected to said power generating unit for receiving energy output by said power generating unit that is configured to apply the energy to a surgical site; and a memory containing data for regulating the application of the energization signal to the power generating unit, wherein said memories of said plural handpieces contain different data; and a console, said console comprising: a plurality of sockets to which said hanpieces are simultaneously connected wherein, each said handpiece is removably connected to a separate said socket; a driver configured to supply energization signals to said handpiece power generating units; a control unit connected to said sockets for reading the data in said handpiece memories and connected to said driver for regulating the output of energization signals by said driver, said control unit configured to: read and retain the data stored in each said handpiece memory so that said control unit contains the data from the plural handpiece memories; determine if one of said handpieces is to be actuated; and for the said handpiece to be actuated, regulate the output of energization signals by said driver for said power generating unit of the said handpiece based on the previously retained data from the associated said handpiece memory.