IMAGING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device that couples to a surgical instrument itself.SOLUTION: A surgical imaging device includes: a housing configured to detachably couple to an outer surface of a surgical device; and an image capture arrangement situated in the housing and configured to...

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Main Author WHITMAN MICHAEL P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 23.10.2014
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device that couples to a surgical instrument itself.SOLUTION: A surgical imaging device includes: a housing configured to detachably couple to an outer surface of a surgical device; and an image capture arrangement situated in the housing and configured to capture an image to provide image data. The housing may be configured to slidingly couple to the surgical device or to couple to the surgical device via a strap member. The image data generated by the image capture arrangement may include still image data or video data. 【課題】外科用器具そのものに結合されたイメージング装置を提供すること。【解決手段】外科用装置の外面に取り外し可能に結合されたハウジングと、上記ハウジング内にあって、画像を捕獲して画像データを提供する画像捕獲装置と、を備えることを特徴とする外科用イメージング装置。上記ハウジングは、滑らせて上記外科用装置に結合されるよう構成されても、紐状部材を通じて上記外科用装置に結合されてもよい。上記画像捕獲装置が生成した画像データは、静止画像データまたはビデオ・データを含み得る。【選択図】図１
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20140033723