摘要:
The present invention discloses a surgical maneuvering system, in which movement of a moving element is used to control a surgical device such as a surgical tool or an endoscope. The moving element can be a tool or a portion of an operator's body. The relationship between the moving element and the surgical device can be any of: motion of a moving element controlling motion of a surgical device, motion of a moving element controlling an action of a surgical device, a command of a moving element controlling motion of a surgical device, or a command of a moving element controlling an action of the device. Commands are typically arbitrary movements such as shaking a tool. Actions are changes in a surgical device that do not change its overall position, such as closing a grasper.
摘要:
The present invention provides a system for altering the field of view of an endoscope image, comprising: a. at least one endoscope having at least one wide-angle lens in said endoscope's distal end; b. at least one camera located in said endoscope's proximal end, configured to image a field of view of said endoscope image by means of said wide-angle lens; and c. at least one computer program which, when executed by data processing apparatus, is configured to select at least a portion of said field of view; wherein said portion of said field of view is selectable without necessarily physically maneuvering said endoscope or said wide-angle lens such that substantially all of said maneuvering of said field of view is provided via said executing computer program.