SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A medical apparatus comprising:
- a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision and to provide access to a surgical site;
a camera disposed on the surgical retractor, the camera configured to acquire video images of the surgical site within the opening provided by the retractor;
a surgeon viewing assembly comprising a surgeon display housing, at least one surgeon display within the surgeon display housing, and surgeon binoculars configured to provide a view of the at least one surgeon display, the at least one surgeon display being configured to provide images from the camera; and
an assistant viewing assembly comprising an assistant display housing, at least one assistant display within the assistant display housing, and assistant binoculars configured to provide a view of the at least one assistant display, the at least one assistant display being configured to provide images from the camera.
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Abstract
A surgical device includes one or more cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the one or more cameras can be integrated together and provided to a surgeon display and/or an assistant display. 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 images generated by the one or more 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 at least partially transparent. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.
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24 Claims
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1. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision and to provide access to a surgical site; a camera disposed on the surgical retractor, the camera configured to acquire video images of the surgical site within the opening provided by the retractor; a surgeon viewing assembly comprising a surgeon display housing, at least one surgeon display within the surgeon display housing, and surgeon binoculars configured to provide a view of the at least one surgeon display, the at least one surgeon display being configured to provide images from the camera; and an assistant viewing assembly comprising an assistant display housing, at least one assistant display within the assistant display housing, and assistant binoculars configured to provide a view of the at least one assistant display, the at least one assistant display being configured to provide images from the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision and to provide access to a surgical site; a camera disposed on the surgical retractor, the camera configured to acquire video images of the surgical site within the opening provided by the retractor; a binocular viewing assembly comprising a housing and a plurality of oculars, the plurality of oculars configured to provide views of at least one display disposed in the housing; a viewing arm, the binocular viewing assembly disposed on the viewing arm, the viewing arm configured to support the binocular viewing assembly over the retractor; a support, the viewing arm attached to the support; and an image processing system in communication with the camera 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 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 plurality of oculars, wherein the binocular viewing assembly does not provide a view of the surgical site through the oculars via an optical pathway that passes through the housing from the oculars to the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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