Ophthalmic Surgical Video Streaming With Wireless Overlay Sync
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical media systems require expensive hardware, are limited by wired configurations, and suffer from graphical processing constraints, leading to obstructed workflows and limited accessibility of video feeds with overlays.
Innovation Solution
A next-generation surgical media system with an all-in-one graphics, hardware, and software solution, incorporating wireless interface capabilities, enabling adaptive streaming and simultaneous video feed delivery to multiple devices with real-time data synchronization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional surgical media systems use wired configurations and separate hardware components, then system stability and connection reliability are improved, but wire obstructions occur and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical wired connections with wireless communication technology. The surgical media system transmits video feeds, overlay data, and control signals wirelessly between the surgical console, external displays, and computing devices, eliminating physical wires while maintaining connection reliability through robust wireless protocols and data transmission mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal wireless communication platform that can simultaneously serve multiple functions: transmitting high-definition video feeds to multiple displays, delivering real-time overlay data, enabling bidirectional communication between surgical personnel and the console, and supporting both live and recorded surgical content across various device types without requiring separate wired connections for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external displays are connected to view surgical content, then accessibility and collaboration are improved, but hardware costs and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal wireless distribution system where a single surgical console can simultaneously stream video feeds and data to multiple external displays and devices of different types (monitors, tablets, smartphones, computers) without requiring separate hardware configurations for each display, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining broad accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of the surgical video feed and overlay data that can be transmitted to multiple destinations simultaneously. Each receiving device gets its own copy of the video stream, allowing unlimited duplication and distribution of surgical content without additional hardware complexity at the source console.
3Productivity
If video feeds with overlays are transmitted to multiple devices, then real-time collaboration and monitoring are improved, but bandwidth requirements and processing power increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video and data transmission into separate data streams: video feed transmission, overlay data transmission, and control signal transmission. This segmentation allows for optimized bandwidth allocation where video streams are transmitted at appropriate resolutions, overlay data is compressed as graphical elements, and control signals use minimal bandwidth, reducing total bandwidth consumption while maintaining real-time collaboration capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts transmission parameters such as video resolution, frame rate, and overlay detail based on the receiving device's capabilities and network conditions. This allows high-definition video transmission to large displays while providing optimized lower-resolution streams to mobile devices, reducing overall bandwidth consumption without sacrificing real-time collaboration quality.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for streaming video content relating to an ophthalmic surgical procedure are provided herein. A method includes receiving video content captured from a video source during the ophthalmic surgical procedure and receiving overlay information. A method includes sending at least a portion of the video content and the overlay information to a processing device configured to provide a video stream enhancement application, and receiving image enhancement information from the processing device. A method includes processing the video content based on the received image enhancement information to produce an enhanced video stream including an overlay representing at least at portion of the overlay information and sending, using a communication interface, the enhanced video stream to one or more receive devices configured to display the enhanced video stream.