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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Jetmir Palushi, Irvine, CA (US);
Itzhak Fang, Irvine, CA (US);
William J. Kane, Newport Coast, CA (US);
David A. Smith, Jr., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Acclarent, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical navigation system includes an endoscope having a body, a shaft having a distal shaft end, an optical conduit, and a moveable optical element. The moveable optical element is configured to provide a field of view defining a line of sight, and is operable to capture an image within the field of view. The system further includes a drive mechanism operable to move the movable optical element to adjust a direction of the line of sight, a navigation sensor operable to generate a signal corresponding to a location of the distal shaft end within a patient, and a processor. The processor is operable to determine a location of the distal shaft end within the patient based on the signal, and command the drive mechanism to position the movable optical element so the line of sight is directed toward a selected point of interest within the patient.