Optical assembly providing a surgical microscope view for a surgical visualization system
AssigneeCamPlex, Inc.
InventorJohn Tesar
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Abstract
A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and/or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.
Claims26
A surgical visualization system comprising:
- a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a pair of eyepieces, said eyepieces configured to provide a view of at least one display disposed in the housing;
- an optical assembly disposed on the binocular viewing assembly, the optical assembly configured to provide a surgical microscope view of a surgical site, the optical assembly comprising at least one auxiliary camera;
- an articulating arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the articulating arm, the articulating arm configured to adjust a position of the binocular viewing assembly and the optical assembly;
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- an image processing system in communication with the optical assembly and the display, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor,
- wherein the image processing system is configured to:
- receive video images acquired by the auxiliary camera,
- provide output video images based on the received video images, and
- present the output video images on the display so that the output video images are viewable through the eyepiece,
- wherein the optical assembly is configured to provide a working distance that is adjustable between about 15 cm and about 45 cm.
A surgical visualization system comprising:
- a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a plurality of oculars, the plurality of oculars configured to provide display views of at least one display disposed in the housing, the two display views corresponding respectively to a left-eye view and a right-eye view;
- an optical assembly disposed on the binocular viewing assembly, the optical assembly comprising a left-eye camera and a right-eye camera configured to provide a stereoscopic surgical microscope view of a surgical site;
- an articulating arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the articulating arm, the articulating arm configured to adjust a position of the binocular viewing assembly and the optical assembly;
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- an image processing system in communication with the optical assembly and the at least one display, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor,
- wherein the image processing system is configured to:
- receive video images acquired by the left-eye camera and the right-eye camera,
- provide output video images based on the received video images, and
- present the left-eye output video images via the left-eye display view and the right-eye output video images via the right-eye display view so that the output video images are viewable through the plurality of oculars,
- wherein the optical assembly provides a convergence angle, the convergence angle being an angle between a left-eye optical path and a right-eye optical path at the surgical site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.