Recent improvements in videoscopic systems, such as better resolution scopes and video cameras, and the ability to project an image on a remote monitor, have contributed significantly to the growth of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. Although the video camera/monitor system is a big improvement over having to look through the eyepiece of the scope, it still has some significant limitations, the most important of which is having to position the monitor away from the patient, requiring surgeons to look away from their instruments both vertically and horizontally. This has the doctor standing in awkward positions, sometimes for lengthy periods, and produces ergonomic-related disorders. Other limitations include the size and weight of the monitor, the need to lower ambient room light to improve contrast and prevent screen reflections, and the susceptibility that the operator's line-of-sight will be obscured periodically by other operating room personnel.
Optimize Inc. is developing head-mounted personal imaging and communication systems designed to address many of these MIS video issues....
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