System and method of providing visual documentation during surgery
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1. A method of providing visual documentation of a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- providing at least one video camera for generating a video signal in a digital format, the video signal representative of a stereoscopic view pair of a surgical subject;
creating a template having a graphical content pertinent to the subject of the stereoscopic view pair; and
displaying the template overlaid contemporaneously with the stereoscopic view pair.
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Abstract
A method of providing visual documentation of a surgical procedure. The method includes providing at least one video camera for generating a video signal in a digital format, the video signal representative of a stereoscopic view pair of a surgical subject. A template is created having a graphical content pertinent to the subject of the stereoscopic view pair. The template is displayed such that the template is overlaid contemporaneously with the stereoscopic view pair.
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1. A method of providing visual documentation of a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
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providing at least one video camera for generating a video signal in a digital format, the video signal representative of a stereoscopic view pair of a surgical subject;
creating a template having a graphical content pertinent to the subject of the stereoscopic view pair; and
displaying the template overlaid contemporaneously with the stereoscopic view pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for providing visual documentation of a surgical procedure, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program including:
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program code for receiving a video signal in a digital format from at least one video camera, the video signal representative of a stereoscopic view pair of a surgical subject;
program code for creating a template having a graphical content pertinent to the subject of the stereoscopic view pair; and
program code for displaying the template overlaid contemporaneously with the stereoscopic view pair. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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