Surgical Microscope Automatic Endoscope Detection Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical visualization systems do not provide an ergonomically advantageous method for displaying endoscopic images during surgical procedures, limiting the effectiveness of surgical microscopes in observing surgical regions with magnification and acquiring endoscopic image data.
Innovation Solution
A surgical visualization system that includes a circuit for acquiring actuation information, allowing an observing person to set the surgical microscope to specific operating states for magnification, illumination, and filter configurations, using activation sensors like touch, gyro, or speech sensors to automatically adjust the microscope and endoscope settings for white light, fluorescence, or autofluorescence imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of microscope and endoscope settings is used, then operational flexibility is maintained, but ergonomic disadvantage and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the type of endoscope connected and self-configures the microscope settings (illumination, magnification, filters) without requiring manual intervention from the surgeon. The activation sensor detects endoscope insertion and triggers automatic parameter adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical adjustment of microscope settings is replaced by an automated electronic control system that uses sensors to detect endoscope type and automatically adjusts optical parameters, eliminating the need for manual mechanical manipulation.
2Ease of operation
If automatic adjustment of microscope settings is implemented, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The activation sensor serves multiple functions: detecting endoscope insertion, identifying endoscope type (white light, fluorescence, autofluorescence), and triggering appropriate microscope settings. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically changes multiple microscope parameters (illumination intensity, magnification level, filter configuration) based on the detected endoscope type,实现ing complex adjustments through a single sensor-triggered parameter change sequence.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple endoscope types are supported, then adaptability improves, but difficulty of detecting and measuring increases
Solution Approach 1:
The activation sensor provides feedback about the connected endoscope type to the control system, which then adjusts microscope settings accordingly. This feedback loop enables automatic adaptation to different endoscope types without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures multiple sets of microscope parameters corresponding to different endoscope types (white light, fluorescence, autofluorescence). When an endoscope is detected, the system automatically selects and applies the pre-configured parameter set, eliminating the need for real-time analysis.
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AI summary
The invention is directed to a method for operating a visualization system which includes a surgical microscope assembly for viewing a surgical region under magnification. The surgical microscope assembly is provided with a computer unit having a display for displaying image data. A detection arrangement is configured to detect endoscopic images in the surgical region and is operatively coupled to the surgical microscope assembly. A circuit actuable by a viewing person is configured to detect actuation data. The circuit is configured to set an operating state of the surgical microscope assembly matched to the detection arrangement in response to a presence of the actuation data for the surgical microscope assembly.