US 12,127,734 B2
Apparatus and method for 3D surgical imaging
Marco D. F. Kristensen, San Francisco, CA (US); Kevin A. Kauffman, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Jeffrey S. Swayze, West Chester, OH (US)
Assigned to Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed by Cilag GmbH International, Zug (CH)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,343.
Prior Publication US 2023/0346211 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/3132 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00193 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical imaging device comprising:
(a) a rigid body comprising:
(i) an elongate member extending longitudinally along a central axis to a sharp distal tip, wherein the sharp distal tip is configured to pierce through tissue to access an interior of a cavity of a patient, and
(ii) a bore extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the elongate member; and
(b) a camera secured to the elongate member of the rigid body within the bore of the rigid body between a proximal portion of the bore and a distal portion of the bore, wherein the proximal portion of the bore is fluidly isolated from the distal portion of the bore, wherein the camera is adapted to capture images of the interior of the cavity of the patient when the sharp distal tip has pierced through the tissue to access the interior of the cavity of the patient,
wherein the elongate member comprises a hypodermic needle.