Addition of a telestrator for teaching during video-based procedures.

摘要

Alow-cost telestrator, or video illustrator, has been developed to annotate live video feeds of surgical procedures (endoscopic or microscopic) performed in operating rooms equipped with a video tower. This device has been integrated into existing operating room video towers to be cost-effective. Similar technology is present in the operating room on the da Vinci Robotic Surgery platform (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) and occasionally may be part of state of the art auditoria that can receive live surgical video feed. This concept of overwriting video feed has existed for over a decade, as made famous by John Madden, a color commentator for coverage of National Football League games.