Providing Near Real Time Feedback To A User of A Surgical Instrument

A method of providing feedback to a surgeon, comprising:

• providing an electrically powered stapling instrument comprising:
• a handle having a power source and an electric motor;
• a shaft in communication with the handle;
• an end effector in communication with the shaft having a staple cartridge;
• a microprocessor in communication with the motor;
• a data storage device in communication with the microprocessor;
• a data transmission device in communication with the data storage device and the microprocessor;
• measuring a motor parameter when the electrically powered stapling instrument is fired;
• storing the motor parameter;
• transmitting the motor parameter to a remote device;
• the remote device comparing the motor parameter to a preset value;
• alerting the user via the remote device that the motor operated outside the preset value during firing;
• and
• suggesting a cartridge based upon the comparing the motor parameter to the preset value.