Usage and technique analysis of surgeon / staff performance against a baseline to optimize device utilization and performance for both current and future procedures

A computer-implemented method for tracking a physical characteristic of an individual, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer system, perioperative data from a surgical device;
• determining, by the computer system, a surgical context based at least in part on the perioperative data, wherein the surgical context comprises a type of tissue being operated on;
• receiving, by the computer system, an image of the individual via a camera communicably coupled to the computer system;
• determining, by the computer system, a physical characteristic of the individual from the image;
• retrieving, by the computer system, a baseline physical characteristic corresponding to the surgical context;
• and
• determining, by the computer system, whether the physical characteristic of the individual deviates from the baseline physical characteristic.

A computer system configured to be communicably coupled to a surgical device and a camera, the computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
• receive perioperative data from the surgical device;
• determine a surgical context based at least in part on the perioperative data, wherein the surgical context comprises at least one of a type of surgical procedure being performed or a type of tissue being operated on;
• receive an image of an individual via the camera;
• determine a physical characteristic of the individual from the image;
• transmit data identifying the physical characteristic and the surgical context to a remote computer system;
• wherein the remote computer system determines a baseline physical characteristic corresponding to the surgical context and the physical characteristic according to data aggregated from a plurality of computer systems connected to the remote computer system;
• and
• receive, from the remote computer system, whether the physical characteristic of the individual deviates from the baseline physical characteristic.