Surgical imaging device
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1. A surgical imaging device configured to be inserted into a surgical site, comprising:
- a plurality of legs, each one of the legs extending in a first direction;
a plurality of prongs, each one of the plurality of prongs having at or near a distal tip a respective image sensor for providing different image data corresponding to the surgical site, each one of the plurality of prongs extending from a respective one of the legs and bendable from a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a direction that is not substantially perpendicular to the first direction, each image sensor oriented transversely to the respective prong.
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Abstract
A surgical imaging device and method configured to be inserted into a surgical site. The surgical imaging device includes a plurality of prongs. Each one of the prongs has an image sensor mounted thereon. The image sensors provide different image data corresponding to the surgical site, thus enabling a surgeon to view a surgical site from several different angles. The prongs may be moveable between a first position, suitable for insertion though a small surgical incision, and a second position, in which the prongs are separated from each other. In addition, the prongs may be bendable.
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53 Claims
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1. A surgical imaging device configured to be inserted into a surgical site, comprising:
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a plurality of legs, each one of the legs extending in a first direction; a plurality of prongs, each one of the plurality of prongs having at or near a distal tip a respective image sensor for providing different image data corresponding to the surgical site, each one of the plurality of prongs extending from a respective one of the legs and bendable from a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a direction that is not substantially perpendicular to the first direction, each image sensor oriented transversely to the respective prong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for employing a surgical imaging device during a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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inserting a plurality of prongs of a surgical device into a surgical site, each of the plurality of prongs attached to a respective one of a plurality of legs that extends in a first direction, each of the plurality of prongs bendable from a direction substantially perpendular to the first direction to a direction that is not substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and providing via image sensors mounted at or near to a distal tip of each one of the plurality of prongs different image data corresponding to the surgical site, each image sensor oriented transversely to a respective prong. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A surgical imaging device configured to be inserted into a surgical site, comprising:
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a body portion; a plurality of legs extending through the body portion in a first direction; a plurality of prongs, each one of the plurality of prongs extending from a respective one of the legs and bendable from a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a direction that is not substantially perpendicular to the first direction and including at least one of a lens system and a light guide, the at least one of a lens system and light guide being oriented transversely to the respective prong; and at least one image sensor located in the body portion and coupled to the at least one of a lens system and a light guide, the image sensor configured to provide different image data corresponding to the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A surgical imaging device comprising:
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at least one leg extending in a first direction; at least one prong insertable into a surgical site, each prong extending from a respective leg and bendable from a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction to a direction that is not substantially perpendicular to the first direction; a light source mounted on the at least one prong and configured to provide light at the surgical site, the light source oriented transversely to the respective prong; and a control line connected to the light source and configured to control an intensity of the light provided by the light source. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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