User feedback through handpiece of surgical instrument

A surgical instrument comprising:

• (a) a handle assembly, wherein the handle assembly comprises:
• (i) a user input feature,
• (ii) a user feedback feature;
• (b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the handle assembly;
• and
• (c) an end effector disposed at a distal end of the shaft assembly, wherein the end effector includes an active feature responsive to actuation of the user input feature, wherein the active feature is operable to operate on tissue in response to actuation of the user input feature, wherein the end effector further includes at least one electrode;
• wherein the user feedback feature is operable to provide haptic feedback to the user, indicating information relating to multiple stages of operation of the end effector including indication of activation of the end effector and confirmation of severing and sealing tissue by the end effector.