Imaging system for a surgical device
First Claim
1. A surgical device, comprising:
- a jaw portion comprising a pair of opposing jaw members;
a shaft portion pivotably coupled to the jaw portion, wherein the shaft portion defines an interior space having at least one opening on a side of the shaft portion;
a camera assembly coupled to the shaft portion proximally of the jaw portion and moveable between a first position, in which the camera assembly is positioned within the interior space of the shaft portion, and a second position, in which the camera assembly extends through the at least one opening of the shaft; and
a single drive mechanism coupled to the jaw portion and the camera assembly, the single drive mechanism is adapted to cause the camera assembly to automatically move to the second position and to articulate the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion such that the camera assembly provides imaging of the jaw portion.
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Abstract
A surgical device includes a jaw portion and a shaft portion that is pivotably coupled to the jaw portion. The shaft portion defines an interior space having first and second openings on respective radially-opposite sides of the shaft portion. A camera assembly is coupled to the shaft portion and is moveable between a first position, in which the camera assembly is positioned within the interior space of the shaft portion, and, for example, second and third positions, in which the camera assembly extends through a respective one of the first and second radially-opposite openings of the shaft portion. In this manner, the camera assembly may be positionable on, and may provide imaging data of, either side of the surgical device, irrespective of which lateral side the jaw portion is articulated relative to the shaft portion.
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17 Claims
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1. A surgical device, comprising:
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a jaw portion comprising a pair of opposing jaw members; a shaft portion pivotably coupled to the jaw portion, wherein the shaft portion defines an interior space having at least one opening on a side of the shaft portion; a camera assembly coupled to the shaft portion proximally of the jaw portion and moveable between a first position, in which the camera assembly is positioned within the interior space of the shaft portion, and a second position, in which the camera assembly extends through the at least one opening of the shaft; and a single drive mechanism coupled to the jaw portion and the camera assembly, the single drive mechanism is adapted to cause the camera assembly to automatically move to the second position and to articulate the jaw portion relative to the shaft portion such that the camera assembly provides imaging of the jaw portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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