Patent ID: 8882662

Claim:
A surgical visualization system comprising: a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision and thereby provide a pathway for access of surgical tools to a surgical site, said retractor comprising portions configured to be disposed about an open central region centrally located between said retractor portions so as to permit access of surgical tools to the surgical site through said open central region; a plurality of cameras configured to acquire video images of the surgical site, said plurality of cameras comprising at least two cameras disposed on the retractor and configured to acquire video images within said surgical site to which the retractor provides access, said at least two cameras directed inward toward said central open region and at least one of said at least two cameras directed downward into the surgical field; and an image processing system in communication with the plurality of cameras, the image processing system comprising at least one physical processor, wherein the image processing system is configured to: receive the video images acquired by the plurality of cameras; receive input from a user indicating a selection of at least one camera from the plurality of cameras; provide output video images based on the video images acquired by the at least one selected camera; and resize, arrange, or both resize and arrange the viewable output video images from the at least one selected camera to present them on a display according to received input.