Optical assembly providing a surgical microscope view for a surgical visualization system
First Claim
1. A surgical visualization system comprising:
- a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a pair of eyepieces, said eyepieces configured to provide a view of at least one display disposed in the housing;
an optical assembly configured to provide a surgical microscope view of a surgical site, the optical assembly comprising at least one auxiliary camera;
an articulating arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the articulating arm, the articulating arm configured to adjust a position of the binocular viewing assembly; and
an image processing system in communication with the optical assembly and the at least one display, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor,wherein the image processing system is configured to;
receive video images acquired by the at least one auxiliary camera,provide output video images based on the received video images, andpresent the output video images on the at least one display so that the output video images are viewable through the pair of eyepieces,wherein the optical assembly is configured to provide a working distance that is between about 15 cm and about 45 cm, andwherein the optical assembly is mounted to an isocenter positioning system, the isocenter positioning system comprising an isocenter track, said isocenter positioning system configured to allow the at least one auxiliary camera to be moved along the isocenter track to a plurality of locations and to position the at least one auxiliary camera such that at said plurality of locations, said at least one auxiliary camera remains a fixed distance away from a common point.
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Abstract
A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and/or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.
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49 Claims
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1. A surgical visualization system comprising:
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a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a pair of eyepieces, said eyepieces configured to provide a view of at least one display disposed in the housing; an optical assembly configured to provide a surgical microscope view of a surgical site, the optical assembly comprising at least one auxiliary camera; an articulating arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the articulating arm, the articulating arm configured to adjust a position of the binocular viewing assembly; and an image processing system in communication with the optical assembly and the at least one display, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor, wherein the image processing system is configured to; receive video images acquired by the at least one auxiliary camera, provide output video images based on the received video images, and present the output video images on the at least one display so that the output video images are viewable through the pair of eyepieces, wherein the optical assembly is configured to provide a working distance that is between about 15 cm and about 45 cm, and wherein the optical assembly is mounted to an isocenter positioning system, the isocenter positioning system comprising an isocenter track, said isocenter positioning system configured to allow the at least one auxiliary camera to be moved along the isocenter track to a plurality of locations and to position the at least one auxiliary camera such that at said plurality of locations, said at least one auxiliary camera remains a fixed distance away from a common point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical visualization system comprising:
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a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a plurality of oculars, the plurality of oculars configured to provide display views of at least one display disposed in the housing, the display views corresponding respectively to a left-eye display view and a right-eye display view; an optical assembly comprising a left-eye camera and a right-eye camera configured to provide a stereoscopic surgical microscope view of a surgical site; an articulating arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the articulating arm, the articulating arm configured to adjust a position of the binocular viewing assembly; and an image processing system in communication with the optical assembly and the at least one display, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor, wherein the image processing system is configured to; receive video images acquired by the left-eye camera and the right-eye camera, provide output video images based on the received video images, and present the left-eye output video images via the left-eye display view and the right-eye output video images via the right-eye display view so that the output video images are viewable through the plurality of oculars, wherein the optical assembly provides a convergence angle, the convergence angle being an angle between a left-eye optical path and a right-eye optical path at the surgical site, wherein the left-eye camera and the right-eye camera are configured to acquire video images of the surgical site at a convergence point, wherein a distance from the optical assembly to the convergence point comprises a working distance, and wherein the at least one display has a resolution in excess of 300 ppi. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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