Optical surgical device and methods of use
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1. An optical apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a shaft portion, and a handle portion extending from a proximal end of the shaft portion and defining a cavity that contains an output connector;
a camera assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the camera assembly comprising a camera; and
a removable cartridge receivable within the cavity and including an input connector matable with the output connector, an image processing engine, a storage module, a power source and an output module.
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Abstract
An optical device includes a shaft, a handle and a camera assembly. The handle is coupled to the shaft at a first end, and the camera assembly is coupled to the shaft at a second end. Camera circuitry and software may be provided in the shaft and the handle, so that, in one embodiment, the device may be constructed with reusable portions of the camera circuitry and software. In another embodiment, the device may be provided as a single piece, that may be discarded or sterilized after use.
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1. An optical apparatus comprising:
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a housing including a shaft portion, and a handle portion extending from a proximal end of the shaft portion and defining a cavity that contains an output connector;
a camera assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the camera assembly comprising a camera; and
a removable cartridge receivable within the cavity and including an input connector matable with the output connector, an image processing engine, a storage module, a power source and an output module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of ob-gyn examination comprising:
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inserting a shaft of an optical apparatus into the vaginal canal of a patient;
rotating a camera assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft radially relative to the shaft to expose a working channel, wherein the camera assembly comprises a camera;
displaying at least one image from the camera to allow for visual examination of at least one of the tissue and vascular structure of one or more of the cervix, the vagina, and the vulva. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of ob-gyn examination comprising:
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inserting a shaft of an optical apparatus into the vaginal canal of a patient;
capturing at least one image with a camera coupled to a distal end of the shaft without the use of fiber optics; and
moving, without rotating, the camera relative to the shaft to change the field of view of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An optical apparatus comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end and a working channel extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the shaft to the second end;
a handle coupled to the first end of the shaft;
a camera assembly comprising a camera;
a flexible circuit coupled to the camera and to the second end of the shaft;
a control member coupled to the camera assembly and to the second end of the shaft, wherein rotation of the pin causes rotation of the camera assembly relative to the shaft from a first configuration in which the camera assembly blocks an opening of the working channel to a second, rotated configuration in which the working channel is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An optical apparatus comprising:
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a shaft having a first end and a second end;
a handle coupled to the first end of the shaft;
a camera assembly comprising a camera; and
a flexible circuit extending between the camera assembly and to the second end of the shaft, wherein the shaft and the camera assembly are coupled by a hinge joint and the flexible circuit extends through the hinge joint. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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