A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly having a lower portion with a hingedly attached end piece. When open, the end piece allows for receipt of a data card in a lower portion aperture. When closed, the end piece covers the aperture. In another version, the aperture is configured to receiv
A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly having a lower portion with a hingedly attached end piece. When open, the end piece allows for receipt of a data card in a lower portion aperture. When closed, the end piece covers the aperture. In another version, the aperture is configured to receive a data card and battery pack assembly. Information is readable from and to the data card to measure a number of minutes the instrument was used during a procedure. Such information is communicated via wired or wireless communication to another device to determine a payment for the number of minutes used. Minutes are buyable from the device and writable onto the data card prior to insertion of the card into the instrument. In another version, a testing sequence is used in saline or via a tissue proxy to test the functionality of an instrument prior to a procedure.
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1. A surgical instrument comprising: (a) a data card;(b) a body comprising a housing;(c) a transmission assembly extending distally from the body; and(d) an end effector at a distal end of the transmission assembly, wherein the end effector is operable to deliver energy from the transmission assembl
1. A surgical instrument comprising: (a) a data card;(b) a body comprising a housing;(c) a transmission assembly extending distally from the body; and(d) an end effector at a distal end of the transmission assembly, wherein the end effector is operable to deliver energy from the transmission assembly to a surgical site;(e) an electronics module, wherein the housing is configured to receive the electronics module, wherein the data card is removably insertable in the electronics module;wherein the data card is operable to store data relating to an operating parameter associated with the end effector, wherein the data comprises a number of minutes the instrument was used during a procedure. 2. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the data card is configured to be read in a card reader separate from the instrument. 3. The surgical instrument of claim 2, wherein the card reader is in communication with a computer via a wireless connection. 4. The surgical instrument of claim 2, wherein the card reader is configured to transmit a wireless signal including the data to a computer when the data card is received in the card reader. 5. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a card reader, wherein the data further comprises a request to purchase a type of procedure, wherein the type of procedure includes an associated number of minutes and a set of instrument parameters, and wherein the data card is configured to receive information relating to a purchased type of procedure via a purchase transaction, such that the instrument is usable for the associated number of minutes during the purchased type of procedure when the data card is removed from the card reader and received in the electronics module of the instrument. 6. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a card reader, wherein the data comprises a request to purchase a number of minutes, and the data card is configured to receive a purchased number of minutes via a purchase transaction based on the requested number of minutes, such that the instrument is usable for the purchased number of minutes during a procedure when the data card is removed from the card reader and received in the electronics module of the instrument. 7. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the end effector is configured to transmit a wireless signal including data to at least one of a computer or the data card. 8. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the data card is configured to transmit a wireless signal including data to a computer when the data card is received in the electronics module of the instrument. 9. The surgical instrument of claim 8, wherein the housing includes a lower portion and an end piece, wherein the end piece is hingedly attached to the lower portion and is positionable between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the electronics module is disposed at a bottom end of the lower portion such that the data card is removably received in the electronics module when the end piece is in the open position and the data card is contained in the electronics module when the end piece is in the closed position. 10. A surgical instrument comprising: (a) a data card;(b) a body;(c) a transmission assembly extending distally from the body; and(d) an end effector at a distal end of the transmission assembly, wherein the end effector is operable to deliver energy from the transmission assembly to a surgical site;(e) an electronics module, wherein the body is configured to receive the electronics module, wherein the data card is insertable in the electronics module;wherein the data card is operable to store data relating to an operating parameter associated with the end effector, wherein the data comprises a request to purchase a type of procedure, wherein the type of procedure includes an associated number of minutes and a set of instrument parameters, and wherein the data card is configured to receive information relating to a purchased type of procedure via a purchase transaction, such that the instrument is usable for the associated number of minutes during the purchased type of procedure when the data card is removed from a card reader and received in the electronics module of the instrument. 11. The surgical instrument of claim 10, wherein the card reader is separate from the instrument. 12. The surgical instrument of claim 11, wherein the card reader is in communication with a computer via a wireless connection. 13. The surgical instrument of claim 11, wherein the card reader is configured to transmit a wireless signal including the data to a computer when the data card is received in the card reader. 14. A system, comprising: (a) a data card;(b) a body comprising a housing;(c) a transmission assembly extending distally from the body; and(d) an end effector at a distal end of the transmission assembly, wherein the end effector is operable to deliver energy from the transmission assembly to a surgical site;(e) an electronics module, wherein the body is configured to receive the electronics module, wherein the data card is insertable in the electronics module;wherein the data card is operable to store data relating to an operating parameter associated with the end effector, wherein the data comprises a request to purchase a number of minutes, and the data card is configured to receive a purchased number of minutes via a purchase transaction based on the requested number of minutes, such that the instrument is usable for the purchased number of minutes during a procedure when the data card is removed from a card reader and received in the electronics module of the instrument. 15. The surgical instrument of claim 14, wherein the card reader is separate from the instrument. 16. The surgical instrument of claim 14, wherein the card reader is in communication with a computer via a wireless connection. 17. The surgical instrument of claim 16, wherein the card reader is configured to transmit a wireless signal including the data to the computer when the data card is received in the card reader. 18. The surgical instrument of claim 14, wherein the computer is configured to send the data to an outside source via a network to conduct the purchase transaction.
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