Enhanced illumination device and method
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1. A light source to illuminate a field of interest comprising:
- an illumination module that projects illumination light to the field of interest;
a light projector that projects data light and is associated with the illumination module; and
an input device associated with the light projector;
wherein the input device sends signals to the light projector and the illumination module that cause the light projector simultaneously to project data light comprising surgical procedure information along with the illumination light to the field of interest; and
wherein the illumination light comprises adequate ambient illumination light for viewing the field of interest during a procedure, and the data light is brighter than the ambient illumination light.
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Abstract
A light source illuminates a field of interest that includes an illumination module capable of projecting illumination light to the field of interest and a light projector associated with the illumination module. The light source also includes an input device associated with the light projector; the input device capable of sending signals to the light projector such that the light projector simultaneously projects data light along with the illumination light to the field of interest.
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1. A light source to illuminate a field of interest comprising:
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an illumination module that projects illumination light to the field of interest; a light projector that projects data light and is associated with the illumination module; and an input device associated with the light projector;
wherein the input device sends signals to the light projector and the illumination module that cause the light projector simultaneously to project data light comprising surgical procedure information along with the illumination light to the field of interest; andwherein the illumination light comprises adequate ambient illumination light for viewing the field of interest during a procedure, and the data light is brighter than the ambient illumination light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A light source to illuminate a field of interest comprising:
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an illumination module comprising a series of digital light projectors, wherein at least a first of the digital light projectors projects ambient illumination light to the field of interest adequate for viewing the field of interest during a procedure and at least a second of the digital light projector is capable of projecting data light; and
an input device associated with the illumination module;wherein the input device sends signals to the illumination module that cause the first and second digital light projectors of the illumination module simultaneously to project data light along with the illumination light to the field of interest, and wherein the data light shows procedure plan information and instrument guidance information for conformance with the procedure plan. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of providing light to a field of interest during a procedure comprising the steps of:
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sending control signals from an input device to an illumination module and a light projection module to simultaneously produce illumination light and data; projecting the illumination light from the illumination module onto the field of interest; projecting the data onto the field of interest from the light projection module associated with the illumination module simultaneously with the illumination light; wherein the data comprises surgical procedure information; capturing surface data from within the field of interest; and indicating a direction to move an instrument during the procedure in the field of interest using the projected data. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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