Imaging device for use with a surgical device
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1. A surgical imaging device comprising:
- a housing configured to detachably electronically couple to a socket arranged at an outer surface at a distal end of a surgical device;
an image capture arrangement situated in the housing, the image capture arrangement including an image sensor, the image sensor positioned at the distal end of the housing and of the surgical device when the housing is electronically coupled to the socket of the surgical device and during imaging, the image sensor configured to receive an image, generate at the distal end of the housing image data corresponding to the received image and to communicate the image data, wherein the image capture arrangement further includes a light source configured to illuminate an object to be imaged; and
a strap for coupling the housing to the surgical device.
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Abstract
A surgical imaging device is provided, including a housing configured to couple to an outer surface of a surgical device and an image capture arrangement configured to generate image data; the surgical imaging device may also include a circuit arrangement disposed within the housing and electrically coupled to the camera arrangement, in which the circuit arrangement is configured to communicate the image data to at least one remote device.
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1. A surgical imaging device comprising:
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a housing configured to detachably electronically couple to a socket arranged at an outer surface at a distal end of a surgical device; an image capture arrangement situated in the housing, the image capture arrangement including an image sensor, the image sensor positioned at the distal end of the housing and of the surgical device when the housing is electronically coupled to the socket of the surgical device and during imaging, the image sensor configured to receive an image, generate at the distal end of the housing image data corresponding to the received image and to communicate the image data, wherein the image capture arrangement further includes a light source configured to illuminate an object to be imaged; and a strap for coupling the housing to the surgical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A surgical attachment comprising:
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a surgical device having an outer surface located at a distal end of the surgical device; a surgical imaging device having a housing configured to detachably electronically couple to a socket arranged at the outer surface at the distal end of the surgical device and having an image capture arrangement situated in the housing and configured via an image sensor to receive an image, generate at the distal end of the housing image data corresponding to the received image and to communicate the image data, wherein the image capture arrangement includes a light source, the light source configured to generate light from the distal end of the surgical device when the housing is electronically coupled to the socket of the surgical device and during imaging; and a strap for coupling the housing to the surgical device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical system, comprising:
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an electro-mechanical driver device; a surgical attachment including a surgical device having an outer surface located at a distal end of the surgical device a surgical imaging device, the surgical imaging device having a housing configured to detachably electronically couple to the socket at the outer surface at the distal end of the surgical device and having an image capture arrangement situated in the housing and configured via an image sensor to receive an image, generate at the distal end of the housing image data corresponding to the received image and to communicate the image data, wherein the image capture arrangement includes a power source, the power source positioned at the distal end of the surgical device when the housing is electronically coupled to the socket of the surgical device and during imaging; and a strap for coupling the housing to the surgical device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of using and reusing a surgical imaging device, the surgical imaging device including at least two of an image sensor configured to receive an image, generate at the distal end of the housing image data corresponding to the received image and to communicate the image data, a light source for generating light and a power source, the method comprising:
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detachably electronically coupling the surgical imaging device to a socket located at a distal end of a first surgical device; removing and electronically decoupling the surgical imaging device from the socket of the first surgical device; detachably electronically coupling the surgical imaging device to a socket located at a distal end of a second surgical device, wherein the at least two of the image sensor, the light source and the power source are positioned at the distal end of the surgical imaging device and of the second surgical device when the at least two of the image sensor, the light source and the power source are electronically coupled to the second surgical device and during operation of the second surgical device; and coupling the surgical imaging device to the respective one of the first and second surgical devices via a strap. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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