System for use in surgical procedures
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorCemal Shener
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system for use in surgical procedures. The system includes an endoscope; an imaging device coupled to the endoscope; an imaging processor coupled to the imaging device; and at least one management system coupled to the imaging processor, wherein a function of the management system is automatically adjusted upon receipt of a communication from the imaging processor. A method of adjusting an image of a surgical site during a surgical procedure is also disclosed.
Claims10
A system for use in surgical procedures comprising:
- an endoscope;
- an imaging device coupled to the endoscope;
- an imaging processor coupled to the imaging device;
- and
- at least one management system coupled to the imaging processor,
- wherein a function of the management system is automatically adjusted upon receipt of a communication from the imaging processor.
A method of adjusting an image of a surgical site during a surgical procedure comprising:
- providing an endoscopic system comprising an endoscope;
- an imaging device coupled to the endoscope;
- an imaging processor coupled to the imaging device;
- at least one management system coupled to the imaging processor;
- and a display unit coupled to the imaging processor;
- and
- obtaining an image of the surgical site by viewing the surgical site with the endoscope, the image being transmitted by the imaging processor to the display unit, wherein a function of the management system is automatically adjusted upon receipt of a communication from the imaging processor, the adjustments to the management system allowing for adjustments to the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.