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Patent No.:

US 8860793 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2009
Applicants:

Yu-hwa Lo, San Diego, CA (US);

Yoav Mintz, San Diego, CA (US);

Truong Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack Tzeng, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Yu-Hwa Lo, San Diego, CA (US);

Yoav Mintz, San Diego, CA (US);

Truong Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);

Jack Tzeng, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); G03B 15/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 19/5212 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); G03B 15/05 (2013.01); A61B 2019/521 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present Invention relates to a camera system suitable for use in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), among other applications. In at least one embodiment, the camera system includes an autonomous miniature camera, a light source assembly providing features such as steerable illumination and a variable radiation angle, and a control and processing unit for processing images acquired by the camera Io generate improved images having reduced blurring using a deblurring algorithm.


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Lo, Yu-Hwa. (2014). Camera system with autonomous miniature camera and light source assembly and method for image enhancement (U.S. Patent No. 8860793). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8860793

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