Adam Landis;Gregory P. Drach;Wayne L. Poll;Caroline M. Crisafulli;Matthew J. Huddleston
发明人:
Wayne L. Poll,Matthew J. Huddleston,Caroline M. Crisafulli,Adam Landis,Gregory P. Drach
申请号：
US12653148
公开号：
US08888689B2
申请日:
2009.12.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Systems and methods make use of a view optimizing assembly having a deflector assembly with critical physical, pneumatic, and optical characteristics that make possible intra-operative defogging, surgical debris deflection, and cleaning of a laparoscope lens during minimally invasive surgery, while also maintaining visualization of the surgical site. The view optimizing assembly can incorporate a quick exchange feature, which makes possible a surgical method for maintaining clear visualization that includes the ability to make a quick exchange of laparoscopes having different operating characteristics (e.g., laparoscopes with different tip angles, lengths, or diameters) entirely on the sterile operating field and without interference with the preexisting surgical set-up on the sterile operating field. The view optimizing assembly integrates with the existing suite of minimally invasive instrumentation. It does not interfere with the surgical set-up, and it requires minimal change in the process or practice of a surgical operating room (OR) team.
