Granted Patent
B2
US 12,533,007 · App. 17/448,330 · Granted Jan 27, 2026
Optics for video camera on a surgical visualization system
Assignee:
CamPlex, Inc.
A61B1/0004A61B1/00045A61B1/0005A61B1/00149A61B1/00193A61B1/051A61B1/24A61B1/32A61B17/00A61B17/02A61B17/0206A61B17/0218A61B17/025A61B17/0293A61B17/16A61B17/1604A61B17/1628A61B17/1644A61B17/3211A61B34/20A61B50/13A61B50/15A61B90/20A61B90/30A61B90/361A61B90/37A61B1/000095A61B1/045A61B5/0077A61B5/7425A61B5/7475A61B2017/00207A61B2017/0256A61B2090/371A61B2576/00
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Abstract
A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and/or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.
Claims (10)
1 . A medical apparatus comprising:
a surgical retractor configured to hold open an incision and thereby provide a pathway for access of surgical tools to a surgical site;
at least one video camera comprising imaging optics and an optical sensor, said at least one video camera disposed on said surgical retractor and configured to slide up and down said surgical retractor such that said at least one video camera can be positioned prior to insertion of a surgical tool in said pathway, said imaging optics comprising at least a positive lens and a negative lens, said positive lens in an optical path between said negative lens and said optical sensor, said negative lens more distal than said positive lens,
wherein said imaging optics comprises wafer-scale optics.
2 . The medical apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an optical window, said optical window more distal than said negative lens.
3 . The medical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said negative lens comprises first and second sides, said first side more distal than said second side, said second side comprising a concave surface.
4 . The medical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said negative lens comprises a plano-concave lens having a plano side more distal than a concave side.
5 . The medical apparatus of claim 4 , wherein said plano-concave lens is the most distal element.
6 . The medical apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said negative lens is the most distal element.
7 . The medical apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an optical stop in the optical path between said positive and negative lenses.
Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Jul 31, 2025
From: TESAR, JOHN; CHARLES, STEVEN T.
To: CAMPLEX LLC
Reel/Frame 071899/0066 →
Continuity (8)
Provisional Application
61665243
· Jun 27, 2012
Provisional Application
61670550
· Jul 11, 2012
Provisional Application
61703727
· Sep 20, 2012
Provisional Application
61753398
· Jan 16, 2013
References Cited (400)
US 497064A
· Van Meter
· 1893
[cited by applicant]
US 2826114A
· Bryan
· 1958
[cited by applicant]
US 3050870A
· Heilig
· 1962
[cited by applicant]
US 3108781A
· Saffir
· 1963
[cited by applicant]
US 3128988A
· Mandroian
· 1964
[cited by applicant]
US 3141650A
· Saffir
· 1964
[cited by applicant]
US 3405990A
· Nothnagle et al.
· 1968
[cited by applicant]
US 3409346A
· Stapsy
· 1968
[cited by applicant]
US 3664330A
· Deutsch
· 1972
[cited by applicant]
US 4016534A
· Kobayashi et al.
· 1977
[cited by applicant]
US 4056310A
· Shimizu et al.
· 1977
[cited by applicant]
US 4063557A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1977
[cited by applicant]
US 4087198A
· Theis, Jr.
· 1978
[cited by applicant]
US 4167302A
· Karasawa
· 1979
[cited by applicant]
US 4176453A
· Abbott
· 1979
[cited by applicant]
US 4223676A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1980
[cited by applicant]
US 4226228A
· Shin et al.
· 1980
[cited by applicant]
US 4344746A
· Leonard
· 1982
[cited by applicant]
US 4354734A
· Nkahashi
· 1982
[cited by applicant]
US 4395731A
· Schoolman
· 1983
[cited by applicant]
US 4562832A
· Wilder et al.
· 1986
[cited by applicant]
US 4651201A
· Schoolman
· 1987
[cited by applicant]
US 4655557A
· Takahashi
· 1987
[cited by applicant]
US 4665391A
· Spani
· 1987
[cited by applicant]
US 4684224A
· Yamashita et al.
· 1987
[cited by applicant]
US 4703314A
· Spani
· 1987
[cited by applicant]
US 4718106A
· Weinblatt
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4718406A
· Bregman et al.
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4750488A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4750902A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4779968A
· Sander
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4783156A
· Yokota
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4786155A
· Fantone et al.
· 1988
[cited by applicant]
US 4813927A
· Morris et al.
· 1989
[cited by applicant]
US 4873572A
· Miyazaki et al.
· 1989
[cited by applicant]
US 4900301A
· Morris et al.
· 1990
[cited by applicant]
US 4905670A
· Adair
· 1990
[cited by applicant]
US 4920336A
· Meijer
· 1990
[cited by applicant]
US 4922902A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1990
[cited by applicant]
US 4986622A
· Martinez
· 1991
[cited by applicant]
US 4989452A
· Toon et al.
· 1991
[cited by applicant]
US 5016098A
· Cooper et al.
· 1991
[cited by applicant]
US 5032111A
· Morris et al.
· 1991
[cited by applicant]
US 5047009A
· Morris et al.
· 1991
[cited by applicant]
US 5098426A
· Sklar et al.
· 1992
[cited by applicant]
US 5143054A
· Adair
· 1992
[cited by applicant]
US 5151821A
· Marks
· 1992
[cited by applicant]
US 5176677A
· Wuchinich et al.
· 1993
[cited by applicant]
US 5201325A
· McEwen et al.
· 1993
[cited by applicant]
US 5221282A
· Wuchinich
· 1993
[cited by applicant]
US 5251613A
· Adair
· 1993
[cited by applicant]
US 5327283A
· Zobel
· 1994
[cited by applicant]
US 5354314A
· Hardy et al.
· 1994
[cited by applicant]
US 5417210A
· Funda et al.
· 1995
[cited by applicant]
US 5441059A
· Dannan
· 1995
[cited by applicant]
US 5464008A
· Kim
· 1995
[cited by applicant]
US 5523810A
· Volk
· 1996
[cited by applicant]
US 5537164A
· Smith
· 1996
[cited by applicant]
US 5553995A
· Martinez
· 1996
[cited by applicant]
US 5575789A
· Bell et al.
· 1996
[cited by applicant]
US 5584796A
· Cohen
· 1996
[cited by applicant]
US 5593402A
· Patrick
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5601549A
· Miyagi
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5625493A
· Matsumura et al.
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5634790A
· Pathmanabhan et al.
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5667481A
· Villalta et al.
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5674182A
· Suzuki et al.
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5697891A
· Hori
· 1997
[cited by applicant]
US 5712995A
· Cohn
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5716326A
· Dannan
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5743731A
· Lares et al.
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5743846A
· Takahashi et al.
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5747824A
· Jung et al.
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5751341A
· Chaleki
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5797403A
· DiLorenzo
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5803733A
· Trott et al.
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5822036A
· Massie et al.
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5825534A
· Strahle
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5835266A
· Kitajima
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5841510A
· Roggy
· 1998
[cited by applicant]
US 5861983A
· Twisselman
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5889611A
· Zonneveld
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5897491A
· Kastenbauer et al.
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5909380A
· Dubois
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5913818A
· Co et al.
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5928139A
· Koros et al.
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5949388A
· Atsumi
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 5982532A
· Mittelstadt et al.
· 1999
[cited by applicant]
US 6016607A
· Morimoto et al.
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6023638A
· Swanson
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6082885A
· Belfer
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6088154A
· Morita
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6139493A
· Koros et al.
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6152736A
· Schmidinger
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6152871A
· Foley et al.
· 2000
[cited by applicant]
US 6176825B1
· Chin et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6217188B1
· Wainwright et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6246898B1
· Vesely et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6293911B1
· Imaizumi et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6317260B1
· Ito
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6319223B1
· Wortrich et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 6340363B1
· Bolger et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6350235B1
· Cohen et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6354992B1
· Kato
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6398721B1
· Nakamura
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6405072B1
· Cosman
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6434329B1
· Dube et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6443594B1
· Marshall et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6450706B1
· Chapman
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6450950B2
· Irion
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6491661B1
· Boukhny et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 6508759B1
· Taylor et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6517207B2
· Chapman
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6525310B2
· Dunfield
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6525878B1
· Takahashi
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6527704B1
· Chang et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6538665B2
· Crow et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6549341B2
· Nomura et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6561999B1
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6582358B2
· Akui et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6586890B2
· Min et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6587711B1
· Alfano et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6589168B2
· Thompson
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6618207B2
· Lei
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6626445B2
· Murphy et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6633328B1
· Byrd et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6635010B1
· Lederer
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6636254B1
· Onishi et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6661571B1
· Shioda et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6668841B1
· Chou
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 6698886B2
· Pollack et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6720988B1
· Gere et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6757021B1
· Nguyen-Nhu
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6805127B1
· Karasic
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6809859B2
· Erdogan et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6817975B1
· Farr et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6824525B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 6847336B1
· Lemelson et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6869398B2
· Obenchain et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6873867B2
· Vilsmeier
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6892597B2
· Tews
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6903883B2
· Amanai
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6908451B2
· Brody et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 6985765B2
· Morita
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 6996460B1
· Krahnstoever et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7034983B2
· Desimone et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7050225B2
· Nakamura
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7050245B2
· Tesar et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7054076B2
· Tesar et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7116437B2
· Weinstein et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7125119B2
· Farberov
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7150713B2
· Shener et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7150714B2
· Myles
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7154527B1
· Goldstein et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7155316B2
· Sutherland
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 7163327B2
· Henson et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7163543B2
· Smedley et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7226451B2
· Shluzas et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7244240B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7278092B2
· Krzanowski
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7298393B2
· Morita
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7306559B2
· Williams
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7307799B2
· Minefuji
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 7326183B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 7471301B2
· Lefevre
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 7480872B1
· Ubillos
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7494463B2
· Nehls
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7495778B2
· Sieckmann
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7518791B2
· Sander
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7537565B2
· Bass
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7538939B2
· Zimmerman et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7559887B2
· Dannan
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7621868B2
· Breidenthal et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7633676B2
· Brunner et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 7644889B2
· Johnson
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7651465B1
· Sperling et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7713237B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7764370B2
· Williams et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7766480B1
· Graham et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7777941B2
· Zimmer
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7777955B2
· Cassarly et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7785253B1
· Arambula
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7786457B2
· Gao
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7800820B2
· Awdeh
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7806865B1
· Wilson
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7844320B2
· Shahidi
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 7872746B2
· Gao et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7874982B2
· Selover et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7896839B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7907336B2
· Abele et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7927272B2
· Bayer et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7932925B2
· Inbar et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 7956341B2
· Gao
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8009141B1
· Chi et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8012089B2
· Bayat
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8018523B2
· Choi
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8018579B1
· Krah
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8027710B1
· Dannan
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8038612B2
· Paz
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8069420B2
· Plummer
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8070290B2
· Gille et al.
· 2011
[cited by applicant]
US 8088066B2
· Grey et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8136779B2
· Wilson et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8149270B1
· Yaron et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8159743B2
· Abele et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8169468B2
· Scott et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8187167B2
· Kim
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8187180B2
· Pacey
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8194121B2
· Blumzvig et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8221304B2
· Shioda et al.
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8229548B2
· Frangioni
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8294733B2
· Eino
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8295693B2
· McDowall
· 2012
[cited by applicant]
US 8351434B1
· Fukuda et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8358330B2
· Riederer
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8405733B2
· Saijo
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8408772B2
· Li
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8409088B2
· Grey et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8419633B2
· Koshikawa et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8419634B2
· Nearman et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8430840B2
· Nazarifar et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8439830B2
· McKinley et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8460184B2
· Nearman et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8464177B2
· Ben-Yoseph et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8482606B2
· Razzaque
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8498695B2
· Westwick et al.
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8521331B2
· Itkowitz
· 2013
[cited by applicant]
US 8702592B2
· Langlois et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8702602B2
· Berci et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8734328B2
· McDowall
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8786946B2
· Nakamura
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8827899B2
· Farr et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8827902B2
· Dietze, Jr. et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8836723B2
· Tsao et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8858425B2
· Farr et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8876711B2
· Lin et al.
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8878924B2
· Farr
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8882662B2
· Charles
· 2014
[cited by applicant]
US 8976238B2
· Ernsperger et al.
· 2015
[cited by applicant]
US 8979301B2
· Moore
· 2015
[cited by applicant]
US 9033870B2
· Farr et al.
· 2015
[cited by applicant]
US 9216068B2
· Tesar
· 2015
[cited by examiner]
US 9435939B2
· Yang et al.
· 2016
[cited by applicant]
US 9492065B2
· Tesar et al.
· 2016
[cited by applicant]
US 9615728B2
· Charles et al.
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9629523B2
· Tesar et al.
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9636096B1
· Heaton, II
· 2017
[cited by examiner]
US 9642606B2
· Charles et al.
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9681796B2
· Tesar et al.
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9723976B2
· Tesar
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9782159B2
· Tesar
· 2017
[cited by applicant]
US 9936863B2
· Tesar
· 2018
[cited by applicant]
US 20010045506A1
· Masuyama
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 20010055062A1
· Shioda et al.
· 2001
[cited by applicant]
US 20020013514A1
· Brau
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 20020038075A1
· Tsai
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 20020049367A1
· Irion et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 20020065461A1
· Cosman
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 20020082498A1
· Wendt et al.
· 2002
[cited by applicant]
US 20030103191A1
· Staurenghi et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 20030147254A1
· Yoneda et al.
· 2003
[cited by applicant]
US 20040027652A1
· Erdogan et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 20040070822A1
· Shioda et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 20040087833A1
· Bauer et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 20040196553A1
· Banju et al.
· 2004
[cited by applicant]
US 20050019722A1
· Schmid et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050033117A1
· Ozaki et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050065435A1
· Rauch et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050096646A1
· Wellman et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050107808A1
· Evans et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050171551A1
· Sukovich et al.
· 2005
[cited by applicant]
US 20050279355A1
· Loubser
· 2005
[cited by examiner]
US 20060069316A1
· Dorfman et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 20060092178A1
· Tanguya, Jr. et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 20060235279A1
· Hawkes et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 20060236264A1
· Cain et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 20060293557A1
· Chuanggui et al.
· 2006
[cited by applicant]
US 20070019916A1
· Takami
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 20070030344A1
· Miyamoto et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 20070038080A1
· Salisbury, Jr. et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 20070153541A1
· Bennett et al.
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 20070173853A1
· MacMillan
· 2007
[cited by applicant]
US 20080015417A1
· Hawkes et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080094583A1
· Williams et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080183038A1
· Tilson et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080266840A1
· Nordmeyer et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080269564A1
· Gelnett
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080269730A1
· Dotson
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20080310181A1
· Gurevich et al.
· 2008
[cited by applicant]
US 20090030436A1
· Charles
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090105543A1
· Miller et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090137893A1
· Seibel et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090137989A1
· Kataoka
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090159200A1
· Rossi et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090185392A1
· Krupa et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090190371A1
· Root et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20090209826A1
· Sanders et al.
· 2009
[cited by applicant]
US 20100013910A1
· Farr
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 20100081919A1
· Hyde et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]
US 20100182340A1
· Bachelder et al.
· 2010
[cited by applicant]