Hands-free controller for surgical microscope
AssigneeDigital Surgery Systems, Inc.
InventorGeorge Polchin
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Abstract
A controller for a surgical visualization system is disclosed. The controller is configured to enable a surgeon to control a six degrees of freedom (6DOF) pose of a microscope and a mechanical focus of the microscope. Additionally, the controller is configured to activate or deactivate a constrained mode. Activation of the constrained mode enables the surgeon to control a single parameter only while not affecting other parameters. The single parameter may include a focus of the microscope. The controller includes a mode switching feature to toggle between different modes to allow a plurality of controls. Each mode of the different modes comprises parameters that are controlled by physical inputs.
Claims1
A controller for a surgical visualization system, the controller configured to enable a surgeon to control a six degrees of freedom (6DOF) pose of a microscope and a mechanical focus of the microscope, wherein the controller is configured to activate or deactivate a constrained mode, wherein activation of the constrained mode enables the surgeon to control a single parameter only while not affecting other parameters, wherein the single parameter comprises a focus of the microscope,
- wherein the controller includes:
- a mode switching feature to toggle between different modes to allow a plurality of controls, wherein each mode of the different modes comprises parameters that are controlled by physical inputs.
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