Patent ID: 9642606
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical visualization system comprising: a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision, the surgical retractor having a plurality of cameras disposed thereon; a surgical tool having at least one camera disposed thereon; 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; and electronics in communication with said at least one display and configured to display respective images from any one of said surgical microscope camera, at least one of said plurality of cameras on said surgical retractor and said camera on said surgical tool for viewing on said at least one display so that said images are viewable through said plurality of oculars; wherein said surgical microscope camera is not coupled to a direct view surgical microscope.