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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2010
Raul Fernandez, Arlington, TX (US);
Daniel J. Scott, Dallas, TX (US);
Shou Jiang Tang, Ridgeland, MS (US);
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX (US);
Richard A. Bergs, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Raul Fernandez, Arlington, TX (US);
Daniel J. Scott, Dallas, TX (US);
Shou Jiang Tang, Ridgeland, MS (US);
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX (US);
Richard A. Bergs, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods. The present medical devices comprises a platform comprising a magnetically-attractive material, and a camera coupled to the platform and configured to be moved in at least three degrees of freedom relative to the platform, where the camera's movement in each respective degree of freedom is controlled by a separate actuator coupled to the platform. The medical devices further comprise a housing disposed around at least a portion of the camera, the housing being at least partially transparent, and a wiper arm configured to move relative to the housing. Some embodiments of the present multi-degree-of-freedom cameras for a medical procedure, comprises a platform comprising a magnetically-attractive material, an apparatus to moving the platform within a body cavity of a patient when the apparatus is outside the body cavity, the apparatus comprising a magnetic assembly, and a camera coupled to the platform, and configured to be moved in at least three degrees of freedom relative to the platform, where the camera's movement in each respective degree of freedom is controlled by a separate actuator coupled to the platform.