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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Lim Cheung, Concord, MA (US);
Garry Womack, Edmond, OK (US);
Jonathan Yuen, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2011.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/00059 (2013.01); H04N 5/2178 (2013.01); H04N 2005/2255 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a camera system for use in surgical applications. The camera system comprises an image processor; and an imaging device coupled to the image processor, wherein calibration of the imaging device occurs automatically upon coupling the imaging device to the image processor. A method of transmitting data is also disclosed.