Surgical stapling instruments with smart staple cartridges

A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:

• a handle, comprising:
• a motor;
• a closure trigger;
• and
• a firing trigger;
• a shaft;
• an end effector, comprising:
• a first jaw;
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw upon actuation of said closure trigger;
• an anvil;
• and
• a replaceable staple cartridge configured to be removably positioned within said end effector, wherein said replaceable staple cartridge comprises:
• a firing member movable through a firing stroke upon actuation of said firing trigger;
• a plurality of staples removably stored within said staple cartridge, wherein said plurality of staples are configured to be deployed from said replaceable staple cartridge upon distal advancement of said firing member;
• an onboard memory comprising a cartridge identifier;
• and
• a spent status circuit detectable to determine a status of said replaceable staple cartridge;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• read said onboard memory and identify said cartridge identifier;
• determine said status of said spent status circuit;
• and
• control a state of the motor based on the identified cartridge identifier and the determined status of said spent status circuit.

A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:

• a motor;
• a closure actuator;
• a firing actuator;
• an end effector, comprising:
• a first jaw;
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw upon actuation of said closure actuator;
• an anvil;
• and
• a replaceable staple cartridge configured to be removably positioned within said end effector, wherein said replaceable staple cartridge comprises:
• a firing member movable through a firing stroke upon actuation of said firing actuator;
• a plurality of staples removably stored within said replaceable staple cartridge, wherein said plurality of staples are configured to be deployed from said replaceable staple cartridge upon distal advancement of said firing member;
• an onboard memory comprising a cartridge identifier;
• and
• a spent status circuit detectable to determine a status of said replaceable staple cartridge;
• and
• a control circuit configured to:
• access said onboard memory and identify said cartridge identifier;
• determine said status of said spent status circuit;
• and
• control a state of the motor based on the identified cartridge identifier and the determined status of said spent status circuit.

A surgical stapling assembly, comprising:

• a motor;
• a closure actuator;
• a firing actuator;
• an end effector, comprising:
• a first jaw;
• a second jaw movable relative to said first jaw upon actuation of said closure actuator;
• and
• a staple cartridge configured to be removably positioned within said end effector, wherein said staple cartridge comprises:
• a firing member movable through a firing stroke upon actuation of said firing actuator;
• a plurality of staples removably stored within said staple cartridge, wherein said plurality of staples are configured to be deployed from said staple cartridge upon distal advancement of said firing member;
• and
• an onboard memory configured to store a cartridge identifier;
• a sensor configured to detect a parameter of said firing member;
• a control circuit configured to:
• read said onboard memory and identify said cartridge identifier;
• monitor an output of said sensor;
• and
• control a state of the motor based on the identified cartridge identifier and the monitored output of said sensor.