Surgical instrument with integrated wireless camera
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsYong Ma, James Power
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Abstract
A surgical instrument including an integrated wireless camera includes a handle assembly housing control circuitry. An elongated shaft extends from the handle assembly and includes an end effector disposed at a distal end thereof. An image sensor assembly is disposed toward the distal end of the elongated shaft and is electrically coupled to the control circuitry. The image sensor assembly is configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal and communicate the electrical signal to the control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to process the signal and wirelessly transmit the processed signal to a wireless receiver positioned remote of the surgical instrument.
Claims10
A surgical instrument including an integrated wireless camera, the surgical instrument comprising:
- a handle assembly housing control circuitry;
- an elongated shaft extending from the handle assembly, the elongated shaft having an end effector disposed at a distal end thereof;
- an image sensor assembly disposed toward the distal end of the elongated shaft, the image sensor assembly electrically coupled to the control circuitry;
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- wherein the image sensor assembly is configured to convert an optical image into an electrical signal and communicate the electrical signal to the control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to process the signal and wirelessly transmit the processed signal to a wireless receiver positioned remote of the surgical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.