Patent ID: 8506557

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: a housing; an elongated portion extending distally from the housing and defining a longitudinal axis; a loading unit configured to mechanically engage a distal portion of the elongated portion, the loading unit including an end effector, the loading unit including a sensor for relaying information including a type of end effector that is part of the loading unit; a drive motor disposed at least partially within the housing and being configured to actuate the end effector; and a control module configured to measure at least one of voltage or current from the drive motor, the control module configured for receiving information from the sensor of the loading unit relating to the type of end effector that is part of the loading unit, the control module for controlling a force being applied to the end effector depending on the type of end effector that is part of the loading unit, the control module including a storage unit for storing information relating to a force to be applied to each type of end effector of the loading units.