Surgical microscope system
OwnerRobert T. Hewlett, Jonathan M. Butlerinventors
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Abstract
A surgical microscope system having a head unit microscope assembly and a foot control assembly in operative communication with the head unit microscope assembly. The head unit microscope assembly being configured to selectively couple to a floor stand assembly such that the that the head unit microscope assembly can be positioned in a desired operative location by the user. The head unit microscope assembly including one or more of: a mounting adaptor, an XY directional stage, a tilt drive, a focus drive; a microscope subassembly, and/or an illumination system.
Claims23
A surgical microscope system, comprising:
- a head unit microscope assembly configured to generate a left image and a right image to an operator via a pair of optical pathways;
- an illumination system comprising a plurality of light sources configured for illumination of a targeted tissue area of a patient, the plurality of light sources comprising a coaxial light source and a pair of oblique light sources that are configured to illuminate the targeted tissue area at a selected light intensity level, wherein the coaxial light source forms a beam of divergent light that is configured to provide a wide dispersion of light energy on the targeted tissue area;
- a camera assembly including a pair of cameras that are configured to generate a left video data stream and a right video data stream of the respective left and right images, wherein each camera is configured to allow for selectable axial adjustment along at least one cardinal axis and for rotational adjustment about a rotational axis;
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- a processing system, wherein an at least one memory of the processing system is configured to store program instructions, wherein the at least one memory of the processing system is configured to store program instructions that when executed cause the intensity of light energy incident on the targeted tissue area provided by the plurality of light sources to be selectively configured such that the ratio of light between the coaxial light source and the pair of oblique light sources are maintained at a user preference light ratio level setting, and wherein the at least one memory of the processing system is configured to store program instructions that when executed cause the respective generated left and right video data streams to be combined in a single image that can be displayed on a remote monitor.
A method for displaying an image generated by a surgical microscope system, comprising:
- providing a head unit microscope assembly configured to generate a left image and a right image to an operator via a pair of optical pathways;
- providing a pair of cameras that are configured to generate a left view video data stream and a right view video data stream of the respective left and right images;
- selectively, for each camera of the pair of cameras, axially adjusting the position of the camera along at least one cardinal axis and rotationally adjusting the camera about a rotational axis, wherein each camera is configured to allow for selectable adjustment along at least one cardinal axis and for rotational adjustment of the camera about a rotational axis;
- combining the generated left and right video data streams to generate a single image;
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- displaying the single image on a remote monitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.