Surgical camera assemblies and systems

摘要

A surgical camera assembly includes a camera member and a receptacle member. The camera member includes a camera head and a shaft. The shaft includes at least one electrical contact positioned towards a free end thereof. The at least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the camera head. The receptacle member is configured to releasably receive the free end of the shaft and includes at least one electrical contact that is configured to electrically couple to the at least one electrical contact of the shaft to establish electrical communication between the camera head and the receptacle member when the free end of the shaft is received within the receptacle member.

主权项

1. A surgical camera assembly, comprising:
a shaft having opposed first and second ends, each end including a needle-shaped configuration to facilitate penetration through tissue and at least one electrical contact; a camera member including a camera head; and a receptacle member having first and second openings, the first opening configured to releasably receive the first end of the shaft and the second opening configured to releasably receive a portion of the camera member, the receptacle member including at least one electrical contact configured to electrically couple to the at least one electrical contact of the first end to establish electrical communication between the camera head and the shaft when the first end of the shaft is received within the first opening of the receptacle member and the portion of the camera member is received within the second opening of the receptacle member.