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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Jean-luc Boulnois, Boston, MA (US);
Christopher Devlin, Wakefield, MA (US);
Jean-Luc Boulnois, Boston, MA (US);
Christopher Devlin, Wakefield, MA (US);
Microline Surgical, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Abstract
An endoscopic video system for visualizing an internal body cavity is provided. The endoscopic video system may include a first instrument and a second instrument. The first instrument may include a light configured to illuminate the cavity, and a first camera configured to capture first images of the illuminated cavity. The second instrument may include a surgical tool configured to perform a surgical procedure, and a second camera configured to capture second images of the illuminated cavity. In addition, the endoscopic video system may further include a video control unit configured to receive the captured first and second images, and a video display configured to display the captured first and second images transmitted from the video control unit.