Abstract: A surgical imaging device includes a rigid body. The rigid body includes an elongate member extending longitudinally along a central axis to a sharp distal tip. The sharp distal tip is configured to pierce through tissue to access an interior of a cavity of a patient. The rigid body also includes a bore extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the elongate member. The surgical imaging device further includes a camera secured to the elongate member of the rigid body within the bore of the rigid body. The camera is adapted to capture images of the interior of the cavity of the patient when the sharp distal tip has pierced through the tissue to access the interior of the cavity of the patient.

Abstract: A surgical imaging device includes a rigid body. The rigid body includes an elongate member extending longitudinally along a central axis to a sharp distal tip. The sharp distal tip is configured to pierce through tissue to access an interior of a cavity of a patient. The rigid body also includes a bore extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the elongate member. The surgical imaging device further includes a camera secured to the elongate member of the rigid body within the bore of the rigid body. The camera is adapted to capture images of the interior of the cavity of the patient when the sharp distal tip has pierced through the tissue to access the interior of the cavity of the patient.

Abstract: A surgical measuring system for minimally invasive surgery including a first image capture device configured to capture at least one first image of an interior of a cavity of a patient; a second image capture device configured to capture at least one second image of the interior of the cavity of the patient; at least one display; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that cause the processor to perform a set of acts comprising: create, based on the at least one first image and the at least one second image, a depth map; display, on the at least one display, the at least one first image; determine, based on the depth map and the at least one first image, a distance between a plurality of specified points; and display, on the at least one display, the distance.

Abstract: A stereo calibration system for minimally invasive surgery including a first image sensor configured to capture one or more first images of a patient anatomy and a second image sensor configured to capture one or more second images of a patient anatomy. The system further includes a processor configured to obtain calibration data associated with the first image sensor and the second image sensor, identify, based on a comparison of the one or more first images against the one or more second images, an offset, determine, based on the offset and the calibration data, whether the first image sensor or the second image sensor require re-calibration; and perform, based on the determination, at least one action.

Abstract: A surgical visualization system may capture images of an interior of a cavity of a patient with a plurality of cameras. Those images may subsequently be used to create a three dimensional point cloud representing the interior of the cavity of the patient. This point cloud may then be used as a basis for displaying a representation of the interior of the cavity of the patient, which representation may be manipulated or viewed from different perspectives without necessarily requiring movement of any physical camera.