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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Lebanon, OH (US);
Andrew W. Carroll, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A modular surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The modular surgical system includes a header module, a first surgical module, a second surgical module, a first backplane connector configured to detachably connect the header module to the first surgical module, and a second backplane connector configured to detachably connect the first surgical module to the second surgical module. The first surgical module is arrangeable in a stack configuration with the header module and the second surgical module. The first backplane connector is configured to yield a first bit pattern identifying the first surgical module in the stack configuration. The second backplane connector is configured to yield a second bit pattern identifying the second surgical module in the stack configuration. The first bit pattern is different than the second bit pattern.