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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
David Scott, Oakland, CA (US);
Wenyi Zhao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian D. Hoffman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ian Mcdowell, Woodside, CA (US);
Catherine J. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
John D. Stern, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Scott, Oakland, CA (US);
Wenyi Zhao, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brian D. Hoffman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ian McDowell, Woodside, CA (US);
Catherine J. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
John D. Stern, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An endoscope with a stereoscopic optical channel is held and positioned by a robotic surgical system. A first capture unit captures: a visible first color component of a visible left image combined with a fluorescence left image from first light from one channel in the endoscope; a visible second color component of the visible left image from the first light; and a visible third color component of the visible left image from the first light. A second capture unit captures: a visible first color component of a visible right image combined with a fluorescence right image from second light from the other channel in the endoscope; a visible second color component of the visible right image from the second light; and a visible third color component of the visible right image from the second light. An augmented stereoscopic outputs a real-time stereoscopic image including a three-dimensional presentation including the visible left and right images and the fluorescence left and right images.