A modular video streaming method for surgical assistance in operating room networks.

Purpose: Continuous video is used with increasing frequency in the operating room for minimally invasive laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures. Video data communication in the OR requires device interoperability, efficient data transfer methods, and specialized IT infrastructure.

Methods: A framework for digital video communication based on a two channel client-server architecture was developed and tested.

Surgical cartographic navigation system for endoscopic bypass grafting.

Endoscopic bypass grafting with the da Vinci system is still challenging and needs high level of experience and skill of the surgeon. Therefore, it is necessary to support the surgeon with enhanced vision and augmented reality. The augmentation of the patient model into the view of the endoscope is a direct approach to enhance support.