Closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems and methods
AssigneeStryker European Operations Limited
InventorsFrederick Allen Moore, Lesley Myron Otsig, Muhammad Nasir al-Din bin Zulkafly, Theodore Drew Fast Husby
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Abstract
Closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems include a sealed, closed cavity enclosing a sensor and forming a closed cavity sensor assembly. The closed cavity sensor assembly may be tilted and/or translated relative to a platform in order to adjust the orientation of the sensor to align it with an imaging optical axis. Following alignment, the closed cavity sensor assembly may be permanently or reversibly fixed in place. The closed cavity adjustable sensor mount systems may be part of medical imaging systems such as endoscopic imaging systems and/or open field imaging systems.
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An adjustable sensor mount for aligning a sensor with a lens assembly of an imaging system, comprising:
- a closed cavity sensor assembly comprising the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to be tilted about at least one axis with respect to the lens assembly of the imaging system via movement of the closed cavity sensor assembly, and
- a platform having a first shape, wherein the closed cavity sensor assembly has a second shape that is corresponding and complementary to the first shape of the platform, wherein the second shape comprises a convex surface, wherein the sensor mount is configured to rotate the convex surface of the closed cavity sensor assembly and to rotate the sensor about the center of the sensor by adjusting an orientation of the closed cavity sensor assembly relative to the platform.
A medical imaging system, comprising:
- an imaging head;
- a light source assembly configured to provide illumination to the imaging head;
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- an image acquisition assembly comprising an adjustable sensor mount, wherein the adjustable sensor mount comprises:
- a closed cavity sensor assembly comprising a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to be tilted about at least one axis with respect to a lens assembly of the system via movement of the closed cavity sensor assembly, and
- a platform having a first shape, wherein the closed cavity sensor assembly has a second shape that is corresponding and complementary to the first shape of the platform, wherein the second shape comprises a convex surface, wherein the sensor mount is configured to rotate the convex surface of the closed cavity sensor assembly and to rotate the sensor about the center of the sensor by adjusting an orientation of the closed cavity sensor assembly relative to the platform.
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