Patent ID: 9723976
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A medical apparatus comprising: at least one video camera comprising imaging optics and an optical sensor, said video camera including an optical path through said imaging optics to said optical sensor, said at least one video camera configured to acquire video images of a surgical site, said at least one video camera being a surgical microscope camera having a field of view that can be configured to include the surgical site, wherein the surgical microscope camera is configured to provide a surgical microscope view of the surgical site; a binocular viewing platform 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, said at least one video camera disposed on said platform; and processing electronics in communication with the at least one display, wherein the processing electronics is configured to: wherein said imaging optics comprises a turning mirror or turning prism to fold the optical path underneath the viewing platform to decrease the physical extent of the at least one video camera under the viewing platform, and wherein the surgical microscope camera is not coupled to a direct view surgical microscope.