Patent ID: 9662000
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,G02B,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. A visualization apparatus for enhancing hand-eye coordination during a medical procedure, comprising: an elongate support member configured to allow maneuvering of said visualization apparatus within an operating field; a head member operably connected to an upper end of said elongate support member at a predetermined angle with respect to said elongate support member, said head member at said predetermined angle configured to enhance accessibility to said operating field and motion control of said visualization apparatus within said operating field during said medical procedure; a reflector mounted along an inner surface of an angled wall of the head member; an operating head element operably connected to an upper end of said head member; an objective lens mounted on said operating head element, wherein said objective lens is in optical communication with said reflector, and wherein said objective lens is configured to focus light from said operating field to said reflector optically aligned with a focal point of said objective lens to create an image of said operating field during said medical procedure; an eyepiece lens accommodated within one of said elongate support member and said head member, said eyepiece lens in optical communication with said reflector and said objective lens is configured to magnify said created image; and a processor operably positioned within an axial hollow space defined within said elongate support member, said processor in operative communication with an image receiver positioned within said axial hollow space and to said eyepiece lens for receiving said magnified image, wherein said processor is configured to process and transmit said magnified image to a viewer for visualization of said operating field during said medical procedure, and wherein an orientation of said magnified image on said viewer is substantially similar to an orientation of said operating field, thereby enhancing said hand-eye coordination during said medical procedure.