Patent ID: 7620228
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: A61C,G02B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of dental microscopic procedure, using a digital surgical scope comprising: 1) a digital surgical scope comprising a microscope lens assembly for magnifying an optical image of an object and an in-line illumination device for illuminating the object along the same optical axis and from the same direction of the microscope lens assembly; 2) an image data taking device; 3) an image data processing/storing device for manipulating the image taken by the microscope lens assembly and the image data taking device; and 4) one or more displays for displaying the image from the image data processing device, comprising steps for: a) selecting a function of the digital surgical scope to perform; b) obtaining the corresponding images from the image data taking device or the image data processing/storing device; c) processing the images by the image data processing/storing device; and d) displaying the images on the displays, wherein the dental surgical treatment is done by seeing the images displayed on the display; and wherein the function of the digital surgical scope comprises steps of: a) capturing still images; b) streaming video images; c) enhancing images; d) replaying video images; e) browsing the history; and f) panning streaming video image on a window screen; and wherein the process of panning window comprises steps of: a) displaying a live window screen; b) locating an area from the live window screen; c) manipulating the located window; and d) displaying the manipulated window screen, wherein the live window screen and the manipulated window screen are displayed simultaneously on the same display, wherein the process of manipulating comprises steps of scanning, magnifying, and zooming in and out, wherein the process of locating comprises steps of tracking a cursor of a predetermined geometrical shape and zooming inside the cursor.