Patent classifications
A61B3/132
Medical stereoscopic observation device, medical stereoscopic observation method, and program
To reduce more load related to the correction of deformation of an observation image that is caused by an error between a plurality of imaging sections. A medical stereoscopic observation device includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire, from an imaging unit including a first imaging section configured to capture a left-eye image and a second imaging section configured to capture a right-eye image, correction data for correcting an error related to capturing of an image between the first imaging section and the second imaging section, the imaging unit being rotatably held by a support section; and a correction section configured to correct a difference of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a basis of the correction data, using a position corresponding to a rotation axis of the imaging unit as a reference position.
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND OPERATION MICROSCOPE APPARATUS
A surgical image processing apparatus, including circuitry that is configured to perform image recognition on an intraoperative image of an eye. The circuitry is further configured to determine a cross-section for acquiring a tomographic image based on a result of the image recognition.
SURGICAL APPLICATIONS WITH INTEGRATED VISUALIZATION CAMERA AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
A system for guiding an ophthalmic procedure is disclosed. The system includes a housing assembly with a head unit configured to be at least partially directed towards a target site in an eye. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) module and stereoscopic visualization camera are at least partially located in the head unit and configured to obtain a first set and a second set of volumetric data, respectively. A controller is configured to register the first set and second set of volumetric data to create a third set of registered volumetric data. The third set and second set of registered volumetric data are rendered, via a volumetric render module, to a first and second region. The first region and the second region are overlaid to obtain a shared composite view of the target site. The controller is configured to extract structural features and/or enable visualization of the target site.
Context-Sensitive White Balancing for Surgical Microscopes
A computer-implemented method and a corresponding system for context-sensitive white balancing for a stereomicroscope are presented. The method comprises recording a first digital image by way of a first camera in a first optical path of the stereomicroscope, and recording a second digital image by way of a second camera in a second optical path of the stereomicroscope. Furthermore, the method comprises determining, by means of a trained machine learning system, the context identified in the images, and determining, by means of the trained machine learning system, camera parameters suitable for controlling color channels of the first and second cameras for white balancing.
HEAD TRACKING CONTROL FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY
The present disclosure provides a head tracking control system including at least one marker positioned on a head of a surgeon. The system further includes an infrared camera including at least two infrared sensors and that detects infrared light reflected off the at least one marker and sends a signal corresponding to the detected light to a processor, and that executes instructions on the processor to detect a movement of the at least one marker. The system also includes an intelligent tracking system that executes instructions on the processor to determine if the detected movement of the at least one marker corresponds to a defined head movement of the surgeon. The system further includes an ophthalmic surgical microscope including the processor. If the detected movement of the at least one marker corresponds to the defined head movement of the surgeon, the processor executes instructions to control the ophthalmic surgical microscope.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PRESCRIPTION OF CORRECTIVE LENSES USING PREDICTIVE CALCULATIONS AND CORRECTED-EYESIGHT SIMULATION
This is a system and method for determining a patient's prescription for corrective lenses using predictive calculations and corrected-eyesight simulation. Together, these technologies act as a digital substitute for phoropter testing, thus reducing the cost, time, and human error associated with an eye exam. Based on age, gender, autorefractor readings, and environmental factors, a patient specific model is calculated and fed into a visual simulation tool. From this simulation, an eye care professional is able to determine the patient's corrective lens prescription.
Microscope and Function Expansion Unit
[Problem]
The object of the present invention is to provide a microscope including a function expansion optical system in addition to an observation optical system for observing an observation target.
[Solution]
The present invention provides a microscope including a first optical member 510 configured to guide light from a light source in a first optical axis direction O-501; a first reflecting member 511 configured to guide the light guided in the first optical axis direction in a second optical axis direction O-502 substantially orthogonal to the first optical axis direction; a second optical member 512 configured to relay the light guided in the second optical axis direction; a second reflecting member 513 configured to guide the light relayed by the second optical member in a third optical axis direction O-503 substantially orthogonal to the second optical axis direction; and a function expansion objective lens 507 disposed on the third optical axis direction and configured to radiate the light guided in the third optical axis direction onto a predetermined portion of the observation target.
Adaptive image registration for ophthalmic surgery
An ophthalmic surgical system includes a first imaging system configured to generate a first image of an eye, a second imaging system configured to generate a second image of the eye, and an image registration system to receive the first image generated by the first imaging system, receive the second image generated by a second imaging system, track a location of a distal tip of a surgical instrument in the first image, define a priority registration region in the first image, register the priority registration region in the first image with a corresponding region in the second image, and update the registration of the priority registration region in the first image with the corresponding region in the second image in real time, without registering portions of the first or second images that are outside the registration regions.
Ophthalmologic apparatus
An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises an optical system that acquires data of an anterior segment of a subject's eye or a fundus of the subject's eye, an imaging unit that images the anterior segment or the fundus, a movement mechanism that moves the subject's eye and the optical system relative to each other, and a controller that controls die movement mechanism. The controller controls the movement mechanism so as to maintain a positional relationship between the subject's eye and the optical system based on an anterior segment image acquired by the imaging unit in an anterior segment mode for acquiring data of the anterior segment by the optical system, and controls the movement mechanism so as to maintain the positional relationship based on a fundus image acquired by the imaging unit in a fundus mode for acquiring data of the fundus by the optical system.
OCT-enabled injection for vitreoretinal surgery
OCT-enabled injection for vitreoretinal surgery may involve using an OCT image to detect when a surgical injector penetrates a desired tissue layer of the eye for receiving an injection. The injection may be triggered or automatically actuated based on the detection of the surgical injector from the OCT image.