Title :
Fluidic lens laparoscopic zoom camera for minimally invasive surgery
Author :
Tsai, Frank S. ; Johnson, Daniel ; Francis, Cameron S. ; Cho, Sung Hwan ; Qiao, Wen ; Arianpour, Ashkan ; Lo, Yu-Hwa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We developed a miniaturized laparoscopic zoom camera that is 17 mm long, has >4X optical zoom, and works under 300 lux. This camera is suitable for advancing minimally invasive surgery. Demonstration surgery (cholecystectomy) was performed.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cameras; lenses; surgery; cholecystectomy; fluidic lens laparoscopic zoom camera; minimally invasive surgery; Abdomen; Biomedical optical imaging; Cameras; LED lamps; Laparoscopes; Lenses; Light emitting diodes; Liver; Minimally invasive surgery; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
