Optimization and communication of compression and energy for sealing

A surgical system, comprising:

• a surgical instrument comprising an end effector that includes a first clamp arm and a second clamp arm movable relative to the first clamp arm between an open configuration and a closed configuration to capture tissue therebetween;
• a first sensor to sense a gap between the first and second clamp arms;
• a second sensor to sense a force applied to the tissue by the end effector;
• a display;
• and
• a controller in operable communication with the surgical instrument, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the display, wherein the controller is operable to:
• monitor, with the first sensor, the gap between the first and second clamp arms;
• detect, with the first sensor, the tissue being captured between the first and second clamp arms;
• determine the thickness of the tissue based on the tissue being captured between the first and second clamp arms;
• sense, with the second sensor, an amount of force applied to the tissue;
• determine a stiffness of the tissue based on the gap between the first and second sensors and the amount of force applied to the tissue;
• display, on the display, a first visual indicator indicative of the stiffness;
• and
• display, on the display, a second visual indicator indicative of the thickness of the tissue.

A surgical system, comprising:

• a surgical instrument comprising an end effector that includes a first clamp arm and a second clamp arm movable relative to the first clamp arm between an open configuration and a closed configuration to capture tissue therebetween;
• a first sensor to sense a first parameter of the tissue;
• a second sensor to sense a second parameter of the tissue;
• a display;
• and
• a controller in operable communication with the surgical instrument, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the display, wherein the controller is operable to:
• display, on the display, a multivariable visual indicator;
• overlay, on the display, a target region, wherein the shape of the target region is defined, at least in part, by a first parameter threshold and a second parameter threshold;
• overlay, on the display, an indicator region, wherein the shape of the indicator region is defined, at least in part, by the sensed first parameter and the second sensed parameter.