Patent ID: 11963727
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 5:
6. A surgical system comprising:
a display;
a surgical instrument;
a module coupled to the surgical instrument; and
a header module coupled to the module and the display, the header module comprising:
a processor to generate formatted video data to be displayed on the display, wherein the formatted video data is indicative of a state of the surgical instrument, and wherein the formatted video data represents an expected image;
a video data converter circuit comprising:
an input channel coupled to the processor;
a first output channel coupled to the display; and
a second output channel coupled to the processor;

wherein the video data converter circuit is to:
receive the formatted video data at the input channel;
transmit differential video signaling data to the display from the first output channel;
transmit a copy of the differential video signaling data to the processor from the second output channel; and

wherein the processor is further to determine whether the differential video signaling data on the second output channel is changing over time.