Endoscopic operating microscope
OwnerParviz Janfazainventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a surgical apparatus which provides multidimensional views of the internal area of a biological specimen. The apparatus includes an endoscope connected to an operating microscope. The endoscope can be a sleeve formed by a series of collar elements or a rigid rod. The endoscope contains a guide or lens means for transmitting an optical image and an illuminating means for the transmission of light. A moveable prism is positioned on the end of each of the guide or lens means and serves to enlarge the apparatuses field of view as well as enhance stereoscopic imaging.
Claims20
A freestanding operating apparatus for presenting a stereo image of an internal area of biological specimen under observation, said operating apparatus comprising:
- an endoscope sized and shaped to be insertable into and retractable from a cavity or incision in a biological specimen said endoscope having an observation end and an insertion end, said endoscope including a first lens image transmission means for non-electronically transmitting an optical image from said insertion end of said endoscope to said observation end of said endoscope and an illuminating means for transmitting light to said insertion end;
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- an operating stereomicroscope operatively connected to said observation end of said endoscope, said operating stereomicroscope including an optical viewing means for presenting a stereo image of said optical image optically transmitted by said first lens image transmission means.
A freestanding operating apparatus for presenting a stereo image of an internal area of a biological specimen under observation, said operating apparatus comprising:
- a flexible elongate member sized and shaped to be inserted into and retracted from a cavity or incision in a biological specimen, said flexible member having an observation end and an insertion end, said flexible member including a sleeve having a guide means for transmitting an optical image and an illuminating means for transmitting light to said insertion end, said insertion end of said guide means including a moveable prism means;
- a light source means operatively connected to said observation end of said illuminating means of said flexible member, said light source means supplying light for transmission by said illuminating means;
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- an operating stereomicroscope operatively connected to said observation end of said flexible member, said operating stereomicroscope including an optical viewing means for presenting a stereo image of said optical image.
An operating apparatus for presenting a stereo image of an internal area of a biological specimen under examination, said operating apparatus comprising:
- a flexible member sized and shaped to be inserted into and retracted from a cavity or incision in a biological specimen, said flexible member having an observation end and an insertion end, said flexible member including an optical image transmitting means and an illuminating means, said optical image transmitting means being contained within a tube means, said optical image transmitting means including a series of optically aligned prism elements and a first prism means, said optically aligned prism elements transmitting an optical image from said insertion end to said observation end of said flexible member, said first prism means positioned at said insertion end of said tube means, said first prism means configured to increase the overall field of view of said prism elements, said illuminating means transmitting light from said observation end to said insertion end;
- a light source means connected to said observation end of said illuminating means of said flexible member, said light source means supplying light for transmission by said illuminating means;
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- an operating microscope operatively connected to said observation end of said flexible member, said operating microscope including an optical viewing means for presenting a stereo image of said optical image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.