Technologies for spot coagulation control for energy-based surgical instruments

An energy-based surgical instrument comprising:

• an end effector having a jaw assembly moveable between an open state and a closed state, wherein the jaw assembly includes a jaw clamp with a plurality of electrodes;
• a mode selector operable by a user of the surgical instrument;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• determine whether the user has requested spot coagulation mode with the mode selector;
• close the jaw assembly to a target gap distance in response to a determination that the user has requested the spot coagulation mode;
• determine whether one or more spot coagulation mode preconditions are satisfied in response to a closing of the jaw assembly;
• and
• activate delivery of spot coagulation energy to the jaw assembly in response to a determination that the one or more spot coagulation mode preconditions are satisfied.