Enhanced ophthalmic surgical experience using a virtual reality head-mounted display
US9844321B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/372
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical system comprises: a camera optically coupled to a surgical microscope; a virtual reality (VR) headset worn by a surgeon; and a VR data processing unit configured to communicate with the surgical microscope, the VR headset, and an ophthalmic surgical apparatus, wherein the VR data processing unit is configured to: project a real time video screen of video received from the camera into the VR headset; project a patient information screen into the VR headset to provide the patient information directly to the surgeon during ophthalmic surgery; project a surgical apparatus information screen into the VR headset; project a surgical apparatus input control screen into the VR headset to provide the surgeon with direct control over the surgical apparatus; and control which ones of the screens are visible in the VR headset based inputs indicating head movements of the surgeon as detected by the VR headset.
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