Cannula assembly for communicating with an augmented reality system

Abstract

A surgical system is disclosed for performing a surgical procedure on a patient. The system may include a cannula assembly having a cannula tube, the cannula tube having one or more housings coupled thereto. The housings are positioned within the patient when the distal end of the cannula tube is inserted into the patient, and are movable relative to the cannula tube between closed and open positions. The housings may each include an image sensor configured to provide image data of the patient's anatomy when the housings are in the open position within the patient. The system may also include an augmented reality display device, e.g., augmented reality goggles or headset, configured to receive the image data and to display the image data to a user. The system may also include a microphone and/or gesture control input device, via which the processor may receive voice and/or gesture control signals so as to control at least one attribute of the image displayed to the user via the augmented reality display device.

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