Surgical imaging device
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1. A surgical imaging device, comprising:
- a body portion defining a longitudinal axis extending therealong;
at least one leg extending through the body portion, the at least one leg including a flexible prong disposed at a distal portion thereof;
a camera positioned on the flexible prong of the at least one leg in a crosswise configuration, wherein the flexible prong is movable between a first condition in which a longitudinal axis of the flexible prong is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body portion and the camera is oriented to face a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the body portion, and a second condition, in which the longitudinal axis of the flexible prong is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body portion and the camera is oriented to face a substantially distal direction;
at least one control lever configured to actuate movement of the flexible prong in a plurality of transverse directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body portion; and
at least one light guide extending through the at least one leg and the flexible 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 through 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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1. A surgical imaging device, comprising:
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a body portion defining a longitudinal axis extending therealong; at least one leg extending through the body portion, the at least one leg including a flexible prong disposed at a distal portion thereof; a camera positioned on the flexible prong of the at least one leg in a crosswise configuration, wherein the flexible prong is movable between a first condition in which a longitudinal axis of the flexible prong is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body portion and the camera is oriented to face a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the body portion, and a second condition, in which the longitudinal axis of the flexible prong is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body portion and the camera is oriented to face a substantially distal direction; at least one control lever configured to actuate movement of the flexible prong in a plurality of transverse directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body portion; and at least one light guide extending through the at least one leg and the flexible 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 of utilizing a surgical imaging device during a surgical operation, the method comprising:
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providing a surgical imaging device including; a body portion defining a longitudinal axis extending therealong; at least one leg extendable through a lumen of the body portion, the at least one leg including a flexible prong disposed at a distal portion thereof; a camera positioned on the flexible prong of the at least one leg in a crosswise configuration; and at least one control lever configured to actuate movement of the flexible prong in a plurality of transverse directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body portion; inserting the flexible prong of the at least one leg through tissue and within a patient at the outset of the surgical operation while the camera is oriented to face in a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the body portion; displacing a portion of the tissue thereby causing a cavity to be formed in the tissue at a location adjacent a distal end of the body portion; bending the flexible prong relative to the longitudinal axis of the body portion thereby orienting the camera to face in a substantially distal direction; actuating the at least one control lever to move the flexible prong in a plurality of transverse directions with respect to the longitudinal axis of the body portion; and inserting at least one light guide through the at least one leg and the flexible prong, the at least one light guide providing operable communication between the camera and at least one imaging sensor positioned on the body portion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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