The Infrared Endoscopic Probe represents a new instrument to bore pilot holes in vertebra pedicles while imaging the operation in the infrared spectrum with an integrated fiber optics endoscope. The pilot holes are bored to provide entry points for pedicle screws that serve as anchor points for spine stabilizing rods to treat several spine conditions. The device consists of a metal body that terminates in a tapered incision tip, an endoscope that runs inside said metal body, a handle to drive the device into pedicle boney tissue and a fiber optics harness that enters the device handle and is used to connect to imaging, illumination, irrigation and suction devices to enable the endoscopic functions of the device. The fiber optics harness connects to an imaging camera that provides an electrical signal to a monitor to view the operation in real time. A method is described to accomplish this procedure.
