Patent ID: 8554697

Claim:
A system, comprising: a component, wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of an analysis module, a user preference filter, a surgical circumstances filter, and a real time data collection module, wherein the analysis module comprises one or more algorithms and is configured to use one or more base settings, one or more user settings, and/or one or more real time instrument data to recommend one or more changes to the one or more base settings and/or one or more user settings, wherein the user preference filter comprises one or more algorithms and is configured to use a default programs database and user preferences to generate one or more base settings, wherein the surgical circumstances filter comprises one or more algorithms and is configured to use one or more selected from the group consisting of: one or more base settings, one or more recommended changes, and one or more surgical/patient circumstances to generate one or more user settings, and wherein the real time data collection module is configured to monitor and/or record the real time data collected using the surgical instrument and store the real time data in a real time instrument data database.