Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can transmit medical imaging data. These methods and systems can include generating a first video stream based on imaging data generated by an imaging device, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate; generating a second video stream based on the imaging data, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate; transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a first device; and concurrently transmitting the second video stream for consumption by a second device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically determining correspondences between communication ports of a networked device and encoders and decoders connected to those communication ports. In some embodiments, the networked device and the encoders and decoders are connected to a video communications network provided by a switch. The networked device can query the video communications network for information related to the encoders and decoders to determine and save the port-to-device correspondences. In some embodiments, the networked device can extract device information from video signals received at its input ports to map the input ports to respectively connected decoders. In similar fashion, the networked device may transmit or embed port-specific information from its output ports to respectively connected encoders. Then, the networked device can query the video communications network for the port-specific information received at the encoders to map the output ports to respectively connected encoders.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can maintain patient privacy in a video stream of a medical facility by obfuscating all patient identity information such that the patient's identity and medical information is protected. In addition, the system and methods disclosed herein can limit the change in the perspective of the camera based on a defined privacy zone in the medical facility such that the privacy zone is not in the field of view of the camera.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and programming to control light sources within a medical environment to avoid distracting a user (e.g., surgeon, nurse, medical staff, etc.) and/or inducing alarm fatigue. Some examples include determining that a setting of at least one light source of a medical environment is to be adjusted for use during a medical procedure. A determination may be made that the at least one light source is to be adjusted to a predefined setting associated with the medical procedure. The setting of the at least one light source may be adjusted to the predefined setting. This predefined setting may reduce the likelihood that the emitted light will distract the user while the medical procedure is being performed.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can transmit medical imaging data. These methods and systems can include generating a first video stream based on imaging data generated by an imaging device, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate; generating a second video stream based on the imaging data, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate; transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a first device; and concurrently transmitting the second video stream for consumption by a second device.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can maintain patient privacy in a video stream of a medical facility by obfuscating all patient identity information such that the patient's identity and medical information is protected. In addition, the system and methods disclosed herein can limit the change in the perspective of the camera based on a defined privacy zone in the medical facility such that the privacy zone is not in the field of view of the camera.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to improving operating room scheduling and resource management efficiency, and more specifically to techniques for monitoring various aspects of an operating room. An exemplary method for adjusting a surgical schedule specifying timing information for one or more surgeries to occur in an operating room comprises: receiving one or more images of the operating room captured by one or more cameras; detecting one or more surgical milestones of a plurality of predefined surgical milestones using one or more trained machine-learning models based on the received one or more images, wherein the one or more machine learning models are trained using a plurality of training images depicting the one or more surgical milestones; and adjusting, based on the detected one or more surgical milestones, the surgical schedule specifying timing information for the one or more surgeries to occur in the operating room.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to improving surgery safety, and more specifically to techniques for managing air quality associated with an operating room. An exemplary method for managing air quality associated with an operating room comprises: detecting a quantity of a substance in the air in the operating room; determining a surgical milestone associated with a surgery in the operating room; identifying a threshold associated with the substance and the surgical milestone of the surgery in the operating room; determining that the quantity of the substance exceeds the threshold associated with the substance and the surgical milestone of the surgery in the operating room; and in accordance with the determination that the quantity of the substance exceeds the threshold associated with the substance and the surgical milestone, outputting a notification that the quantity of the substance exceeds the threshold associated with the substance and the surgical milestone.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to improving surgical safety, and more specifically to techniques for automated detection of non-compliance to surgical protocols in a surgical environment such as an operating room. An exemplary method comprises: receiving one or more images of the operating room captured by one or more cameras; detecting a surgical milestone associated with a surgery in the operating room using a first set of one or more trained machine-learning models based on the received one or more images; detecting one or more activities in the operating room using a second set of one or more trained machine-learning models based on the received one or more images; and determining, based on the detected one or more activities and a surgical protocol associated with the detected surgical milestone, that an instance of non-compliance to the surgical protocol has occurred in the operating room.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for transmitting medical imaging data across a transmission channel that may be bandwidth constrained. In one or more examples, the system and methods can include transmitting the medical imaging data across a channel using a first specification, and then changing the specification in response to a detected reduction in the available bandwidth of the channel. In one or more examples, the second specification can be based on the type of video data being transmitted. In one or more examples, the medical video data can be apportioned into a region of interest and a region of non-interest, and each region can be transmitted across the channel based on the available bandwidth of the channel.

Abstract: An exemplary method of displaying an intraoperative image of a surgical site comprises: receiving a plurality of images captured by a plurality of in-light cameras integrated into one or more surgical light units illuminating the surgical site, wherein the plurality of images capture the surgical site from a plurality of different perspectives; identifying an obstruction to the surgical site in an image of the plurality of images; responsive to identifying the obstruction, generating a composite image based on a set of the plurality of images, wherein the composite image excludes the obstruction; and displaying the composite image as the intraoperative image of the surgical site.

Abstract: SA surgical room power system including at least one source of power wired to a power source for a surgical room, the at least one source of power being wired to the surgical room; at least one power receiver; and a surgical power consumer wired to the at least one power receiver, the surgical power consumer being configured to assist a surgeon during a surgical procedure on a patient. The at least one source of power wirelessly transfers power to the at least one power receiver for powering the surgical power consumer.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can transmit medical imaging data. These methods and systems can include generating a first video stream based on imaging data generated by an imaging device, wherein the first video stream comprises a first bitrate; generating a second video stream based on the imaging data, wherein the second video stream comprises a second bitrate lower than the first bitrate; transmitting the first video stream for consumption by a first device; and concurrently transmitting the second video stream for consumption by a second device.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems that can maintain patient privacy in a video stream of a medical facility by obfuscating all patient identity information such that the patient's identity and medical information is protected. In addition, the system and methods disclosed herein can limit the change in the perspective of the camera based on a defined privacy zone in the medical facility such that the privacy zone is not in the field of view of the camera.

Abstract: A surgical room power system including at least one source of power wired to a power source for a surgical room, the at least one source of power being wired to the surgical room; at least one power receiver; and a surgical power consumer wired to the at least one power receiver, the surgical power consumer being configured to assist a surgeon during a surgical procedure on a patient. The at least one source of power wirelessly transfers power to the at least one power receiver for powering the surgical power consumer.

Abstract: A surgical room power system including at least one source of power wired to a power source for a surgical room, the at least one source of power being wired to the surgical room; at least one power receiver; and a surgical power consumer wired to the at least one power receiver, the surgical power consumer being configured to assist a surgeon during a surgical procedure on a patient. The at least one source of power wirelessly transfers power to the at least one power receiver for powering the surgical power consumer.