Patent ID: 6845775
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for observing a surgical field, comprising a flat video monitor ( 15 , 40 ) and a chamber ( 20 , 30 ) which is sterilizable and which forms a sterility barrier closed in a sealed manner around the monitor ( 15 , 40 ), characterized in that the chamber ( 20 , 30 ) is sufficiently sealed to maintain an internal overpressure or underpressure applied upon closure of the chamber ( 20 , 30 ), and in that the chamber ( 20 , 30 ) is provided with an internal pressure sensor ( 160 ) which can activate alarm means in the event of the internal overpressure or underpressure disappearing, the assembled device being sterilizable to infinity and being able to be used in sterile areas of all types, for example in medical areas or in a laboratory.