Patent ID: 7400752

Claim:
A wireless video overlay system for a surgical apparatus comprising: (a) a wireless data transmitter for periodically transmitting a data signal from said surgical apparatus to a video overlay console, (b) said video overlay console having a matching wireless data receiver for receiving said surgical apparatus data signal transmitted by said wireless data transmitter (c) a computer for processing said surgical apparatus data signal received by said video overlay console into a digital video signal (d) a video input within said video overlay console for receiving a surgical field video signal captured with a video-camera (e) a digital video input within said video overlay console for receiving said computer generated digital video signal (f) a video overlay circuit within said video overlay console for creating an output video signal composed by a combination of said surgical field video signal and said digital video signal in a distribution pattern determined by a key extracted from said digital video signal whereby the data used to create said digital video signal by said computer is transmitted from said surgical apparatus to said video overlay console by wireless means.