Bipolar combination device that automatically adjusts pressure based on energy modality

A surgical system, comprising:

• one or more surgical instruments;
• and
• a surgical hub operable coupled to the one or more surgical instruments, wherein the surgical hub is configured to serve as a central connection for a surgical operating theater, and wherein the surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive data from data sources within the surgical operating theater;
• infer a type of surgical procedure to be performed based on the received data;
• receive additional data from one or more of the data sources or additional data sources;
• continuously infer a current step of the surgical procedure throughout the surgical procedure as the additional data is received;
• and
• adjust the one or more surgical instruments based on the current step of the surgical procedure.

A surgical hub configured to serve as a central connection for a surgical operating theater, wherein the surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, and wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to:

• receive data from data sources within the surgical operating theater;
• infer a type of surgical procedure to be performed based on the received data;
• receive additional data from one or more of the data sources or additional data sources;
• continuously infer a current step of the surgical procedure throughout the surgical procedure as the additional data is received;
• and
• adjust one or more modular devices operably coupled to the surgical hub based on the current step of the surgical procedure.