Patent ID: 9358078
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,G02B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging system for capturing a stereoscopic image of a surgery work site and displaying the stereoscopic image to a surgery operator, the imaging system comprising: an image capture apparatus, arranged to capture a stereoscopic image of a microsurgical work site, in communication with a display system; the display system arranged to receive and display said stereoscopic image on a display screen to said operator; wherein the display screen is supported by a selectively movable frame so as to be capable of selectively moving the display screen into and out of alignment of the operator's eyes and the microsurgical work site; wherein said image capture apparatus includes a pair of cameras, the difference in images captured by said cameras consistent with the difference in images captured by the unassisted eyes of the operator; wherein said image capture apparatus further includes mirrors corresponding to each camera, the mirrors being arranged to direct the respective images to said corresponding cameras along paths substantially parallel to the display screen and so display the stereoscopic image at an angle the same as that of the operator's unassisted eyes so as to provide stereoscopic depth perception for the spatial relationship of elements with the microsurgical work site.