A system may be configured to request, from a user device, consent for an application server to output one or more messages to the user device. In use, the fastener cartridge can be positioned in a first jaw of a surgical fastening device, wherein a second jaw, or anvil, can be positioned opposite the first jaw. A guide plate supports the motor with the cutting tool extending through a hole in the guide plate. In one implementation, the client-side output of the bidirectional transponder is looped back to the client-side input using, e.