Surgical stereo vision systems and methods for microsurgery
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1. A digital stereo microscope apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit fixed and located over an area of interest such that a human operator places hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the area of interest and views a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the area of interest with eyes of the human operator having a view substantially collocated and in a direct field and line of view with the hands, tools, or combination thereof of the human operator in the area of interest, wherein the human operator is able perform head movement without losing the live stereo view on the display unit;
an image display located on a front side of the display unit relative to the human operator providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view;
an optical system and an image acquisition system located in part on a back side of the display unit providing image capture and data capture of the area of interest;
wherein the optical system and the image acquisition system comprises at least one objective lens and at least one image sensor; and
a processing system communicatively coupled to the image acquisition system and the image display providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view to the image display based on the image capture and the data capture of the area of interest from the optical system and the image acquisition system, wherein the optical system and the image acquisition system is configured to provide the image capture with adjustments to provide the magnified and augmented live stereo view, in real-time, performed by the processing system utilizing stereopsis.
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Surgical stereo vision systems and methods for microsurgery are described that enable hand-eye collocation, high resolution, and a large field of view. A digital stereo microscope apparatus, an operating system with a digital stereo microscope, and a method are described using a display unit located over an area of interest such that a human operator places hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the area of interest and views a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the area interest with eyes of the human operator substantially collocated with the hands of the human operator.
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1. A digital stereo microscope apparatus, comprising:
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a display unit fixed and located over an area of interest such that a human operator places hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the area of interest and views a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the area of interest with eyes of the human operator having a view substantially collocated and in a direct field and line of view with the hands, tools, or combination thereof of the human operator in the area of interest, wherein the human operator is able perform head movement without losing the live stereo view on the display unit; an image display located on a front side of the display unit relative to the human operator providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view; an optical system and an image acquisition system located in part on a back side of the display unit providing image capture and data capture of the area of interest; wherein the optical system and the image acquisition system comprises at least one objective lens and at least one image sensor; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the image acquisition system and the image display providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view to the image display based on the image capture and the data capture of the area of interest from the optical system and the image acquisition system, wherein the optical system and the image acquisition system is configured to provide the image capture with adjustments to provide the magnified and augmented live stereo view, in real-time, performed by the processing system utilizing stereopsis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical operating system with a digital stereo microscope, comprising:
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an articulated arm comprising a display mounting system; a display unit connected to the display mounting system; an operating site over which the display unit is fixed and located such that a human operator places hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the operating site and views a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the operating site with eyes of the human operator having a view substantially collocated and in a direct field and line of view with the hands, tools, or a combination thereof of the human operator in the area of interest, wherein the human operator is able perform head movement without losing the live stereo view on the display unit; an image display located on a front side of the display unit relative to the human providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view; an optical system and an image acquisition system located on a back side of the display unit providing image capture and data capture of the operating site; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the image acquisition system and the image display providing the magnified and augmented live stereo view, in real-time, to the image display utilizing stereopsis based on the image capture and the data capture of the operating site from the optical system and the image acquisition system. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method using a digital stereo microscope, comprising:
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positioning and adjusting a display unit above an operating site to a fixed position; enabling the display unit, wherein the display unit comprises an optical system and an image acquisition system located on a back side of the display unit adjacent to the operating site, and wherein the display unit comprises an image display on a front side of the display unit opposite to the operating site; providing image capture and data capture of the area of interest via the optical system and the image acquisition system; processing the image capture and the data capture via a processing system; positioning a user'"'"'s hands, tools, or a combination thereof in the operating site while maintaining the user'"'"'s eyes having a view in a collocated manner and in a direct field and line of view looking at the image display, wherein the front side and the back side are relative to the user; and presenting a magnified and augmented live stereo view of the operating site, in real-time, via the image display utilizing stereopsis based on the processed image capture and the processed data capture of the area of interest from the optical system and the image acquisition system, wherein the human operator is able perform head movement without losing the live stereo view on the display unit.
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