JP2009098570A - Head-mount type binocular loupe device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head-mount type binocular loupe device that is capable of photographing a video same as the state observed by an operator and that enables the operator to check the video without changing his or her position during the operation. <P>SOLUTION: A luminous flux b guided from an objective optical system 9 through a zooming optical system 13 is divided into two by a beam splitter 19. One of them is guided to an eyepiece optical system 31 and the other to a camera 38. Accordingly, the state of an operated area viewed by an operator A is exactly the same as a video photographed by the camera 38. In addition, an electronic video photographed by the camera 38 is displayed on a pair of left and right liquid crystal panels 48 in the main body of the apparatus 5, and luminous fluxes e from the liquid crystal panels 38 are led into the eyepiece optical system 31. This enables the operator A to three-dimensionally check the video photographed by the camera 38, without his or her position during the operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a head-mounted binocular loupe device.

  Conventionally, a head-mounted binocular loupe device has been used in operations such as general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, and dentistry. A conventional head-mounted binocular loupe device supports a loupe barrel corresponding to both eyes of the operator at the front of a headband for mounting on the user's (operator's) head. Through this, the surgical site is enlarged and observed.

  The headband is also equipped with a single camera for photographing the surgical site at a position different from the loupe lens barrel. The camera captures the surgical site and displays the captured electronic image on an external display device. Thus, a person concerned such as an assistant can check the status of the surgical site or record (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-204972 A

  However, in such a conventional technique, since the camera is located at a position different from the loupe lens barrel, the angle at which the surgeon views the operative part through the loupe lens barrel and the operative part is photographed by the camera. The angle of the surgery is different, and the image of the surgical site displayed on the external display device and the status of the surgical site visually recognized by the surgeon are not exactly the same. Therefore, it may be difficult for the surgeon and an assistant watching the external display device to understand each other about the situation of the surgical site.

  Also, in order for the surgeon to view the video taken by the camera, it is inconvenient that the loupe barrel must be removed from the binocular position and faced to the external display device. For example, only the tumor part of the surgical site is fluorescently emitted from the drug, and the light-emitting area is photographed in a clear state by adjusting the color tone sensitivity of the camera, and the clear picture taken is the surgical posture during surgery. It is convenient if you can confirm it as it is.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and can capture an image that matches the situation that the surgeon is observing, and can confirm the image without changing the posture during the operation. Provided is a head-mounted binocular loupe device that can be used.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a headband for attaching the apparatus main body to the user's head and a front band attached to the lower front portion of the apparatus main body are located in the vicinity of the user's eyes and spaced apart by a predetermined width. A pair of left and right objective lens barrels having an objective optical system, a pair of left and right extension optical systems extending upward from the objective optical system inside the apparatus main body, and extending from the lower part of the apparatus main body to the binocular position of the user, The eyepiece has an eyepiece corresponding to the pupil of the eye and has an eyepiece optical system that guides the light beam branched backward from the light branching means provided in the upper part of the extension optical system to the eyepiece. A pair of left and right eyepieces whose parts are pivotally supported so as to be rotatable to the left and right, and a pair of left and right images for guiding a light beam branched upward from the light branching means inside the apparatus body to a camera installed behind the apparatus body Displays a pair of left and right electronic images taken with the optical system and camera That the right and left and a pair of electronic image display panel, the light beam from the electronic image display panel, characterized by comprising a pair of switching 換光 science system taking into eyepiece optical system by switching the light beam from the objective optical system.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the switching optical system has a switching mirror which can be freely moved into and out of the eyepiece optical system.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the camera has a structure capable of simultaneously capturing an electronic image for the right eye and an electronic image for the left eye with a single image sensor.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the extension optical system is a zoom optical system.

  The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that an illumination device is provided between the left and right objective lens barrels.

According to the invention of claim 1, since the light beam guided from the objective optical system through the extension optical system is divided into two by the light branching means, one is guided to the eyepiece optical system, and the other is guided to the camera. The situation of the surgical site that the surgeon visually recognizes and the video captured by the camera exactly match. Therefore, if the video is displayed on the external display device, the surgeon and the assistant can see the same situation of the surgical site, and it is easy to obtain mutual understanding about the surgical site. Even if the surgeon rotates the eyepiece tube from side to side and adjusts the eye width, the objective tube that visually recognizes (shoots) the surgical site has a fixed width, so the operator moves the eyepiece tube. However, the surgical site can always be viewed (photographed) at the same convergence angle.
In addition, if the electronic image captured by the camera is displayed on a pair of left and right electronic image display panels in the main body of the device, the light beam from the electronic image display panel can be switched to the light beam from the objective optical system and taken into the eyepiece optical system. The surgeon can three-dimensionally check the image taken by the camera without changing the posture during the operation.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the switching optical system has the switching mirror that can be moved into and out of the eyepiece optical system, the light beam from the electronic image display panel can be transmitted from the objective optical system with a simple structure. It is possible to switch to the luminous flux and take it into the eyepiece optical system.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the right-eye electronic image and the left-eye electronic image are captured by a single image sensor, sensitivity adjustment between the cameras is performed as in the case of using two cameras. In addition, it is not necessary to adjust the position between the images and the image, and photographing is easy.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the extension optical system is a zoom optical system, a magnification of about 4 times can be normally increased.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the illumination device is provided between the left and right objective lens barrels, the surgical site can be illuminated brightly.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The headband 1 includes a tube 2 attached around the head 4 of the operator A and a band 3 that hangs up and down. The tube 2 is inflated with compressed air. Since it is tightened by air pressure, the mounting feeling is secure, but there is little tightening feeling to the head 4.

  An apparatus main body 5 is attached to the headband 1. The apparatus main body 5 has a substantially L shape in which the front is bent downward and the rear is tapered.

  A pair of left and right objective barrels 6 are attached to the lower front portion of the apparatus body 5. An objective optical system 9 including an objective lens 7 and a mirror 8 is provided inside the objective barrel 6. The objective tube 6 is located near the eyes 10 of the operator A, but does not have to be completely coincident with the eyes 10. Since both objective barrels 6 are fixed to the apparatus main body 5, the width between them is also fixed.

  A spotlight 11 is provided between the objective barrels 6 as an illumination device. The light source of the spotlight 11 may be provided inside the apparatus main body 5 or may be provided outside and introduced into the apparatus main body 5 by a light tube. The spotlight 11 can be turned on by a switch 12 on the side of the apparatus body 5.

  A zoom optical system (extension optical system) 13 extending upward from the mirror 8 of the objective optical system 9 is provided inside the apparatus main body 5. Accordingly, the light beam a introduced into the objective lens barrel 6 is reflected upward by the mirror 8 and passes through the zoom optical system 13. The zoom optical system 13 includes four lenses 14, 15, 16, and 17, and the magnification can be changed between 4 and 8 times by moving the inner two lenses 15 and 16. The zoom optical system 13 is driven by a small motor (not shown) and can be operated by the dial 18 on the side surface of the apparatus body 5.

  A beam splitter 19 is provided above the zoom optical system 13 as light branching means. Therefore, the light beam b that has passed through the zoom optical system 13 is branched in the upper and rear two directions in the beam splitter 19.

  A light beam c branched backward from the beam splitter 19 is introduced into a pair of left and right eyepiece tubes 20. As shown in FIG. 7, the eyepiece tube 20 includes an upper horizontal straight tube portion 21 and a bent tube portion 22 that is folded back in a generally U shape from the rear end of the straight tube portion 21 to the front side. Has been. The eyepiece tube 20 is configured to rotate left and right as a whole around a rotation shaft 23 provided at the rear end of the straight tube portion 21. The lower end of the eyepiece tube 20 is bent to the rear side to form an eyepiece 24.

  An eyepiece optical system 31 including an imaging lens 25, a rotating mirror 26, a mirror 27, a field lens 28, a mirror 29, and an eyepiece lens 30 is built in the eyepiece tube 20. The rotating shaft 23 is fixed to a rotating mirror 26. The rotating mirror 26 is slightly inclined downward with respect to the rotating shaft 23. In the eyepiece optical system 31, the eye relief from the eyepiece unit 24 to both eyes 10 is set long, and the operator A can use the binocular loupe device using glasses.

  Sector gears 32 and 33 meshing with each other are fixed to the rotary shaft 23. One sector gear 32 is thick, and the other sector gear 33 is thin. And the pinion gear 34 is meshed with the thicker sector gear 32 using the difference in thickness. The pinion gear 34 is provided with a long shaft 35 extending forward, and the front end of the shaft 35 is connected to a dial 36 on the front surface of the apparatus body 5.

  Therefore, by rotating the dial 36, the pinion gear 34 is rotated, and when one sector gear 32 is rotated, the other sector gear 33 is also simultaneously rotated to the opposite side, so that the eyepiece tube 20 is synchronized left and right. It can be rotated in the state. The eyepiece tube 20 can be directly rotated left and right by holding the eyepiece 24 by hand.

  Since the eyepiece tube 20 can be rotated to the left and right, the eyepiece 24 can be completely matched with the pupils of the eyes 10 of the operator A.

  A light beam d branched upward from the beam splitter 19 is introduced into the camera 38 via an imaging optical system 37 extending rearward. The imaging optical system 37 includes an imaging lens 52, a mirror 39, a slit 40, a relay lens 41, and a parallelogram prism 42. The camera 38 includes a known three-dimensional adapter (for example, Japanese Patent No. 2607828), and simultaneously captures an electronic image for the right eye and an electronic image for the left eye with a single two-dimensional image sensor such as a CCD area image sensor. be able to. If the camera 38 is configured in this manner, it is not necessary to adjust sensitivity between the cameras as in the case of using two cameras, and photographing is easy.

  A switching optical system 43 extending rearward is provided below the imaging optical system 37 in the apparatus main body 5. The switching optical system 43 includes an imaging lens 44, a mirror 45, and a switching mirror 46. The switching mirror 46 is located below the mirror 45 and can enter the eyepiece optical system 31 by rotating downward from a horizontal state around one end. The operation of the switching mirror 46 can also be performed by the dial 47 on the side surface of the apparatus main body 5.

  At the rear end of the switching optical system 43, a pair of left and right liquid crystal panels 48 are installed as electronic video display panels. The liquid crystal panel 48 is a small one of about 1 inch. On the liquid crystal panel 48, an image taken by the camera 38 is displayed.

  The camera 38 outputs an image not only to the liquid crystal panel 48 but also to an external stereo viewer 49. The stereo viewer 49 is observed by the assistant B or the like. A pair of liquid crystal panels 50 are also provided inside the stereo viewer 49, and stereoscopic observation can be performed by viewing the liquid crystal panel 50 from the eyepiece 51.

  Next, the operation will be described. First, in the state where the switching mirror 46 is horizontal as shown in FIG. 3, the light beam a reflected from the surgical site is introduced into the eyepiece optical system 31 via the objective optical system 9 and the zoom optical system 13. The state of the surgical site can be observed three-dimensionally from the eyepiece 24.

  Since the eyepiece tube 20 moves to the left and right, eye width adjustment is easy. In addition, if the eyepiece tube 20 is rotated to a position greatly deviated from both eyes 10, the operator A can directly check the surrounding situation. Although the objective tube 6 is located immediately before the eyes 10 of the surgeon A, since both the eyes 10 are not focused on the objective tube 6, the operator A is not concerned. The situation in the vicinity of can be surely observed.

  The light beam d branched above the beam splitter 19 is photographed by the camera 38 via the imaging optical system 37. Since an image obtained by dividing one light beam b into two images is taken, the image taken by the camera 38 exactly matches the condition of the surgical site that the operator A is viewing. In particular, even if the operator A rotates the eyepiece tube 20 left and right and adjusts the eye width, the width of the objective tube 6 that visually recognizes (shoots) the surgical site is fixed. However, even if the eyepiece tube 20 is moved, the surgical site can be visually recognized (photographed) at the same convergence angle.

  Therefore, by displaying the video imaged by the camera 38 on the external stereo viewer 49, the assistant B and the like can also confirm the same situation as the surgeon A in three dimensions, and can mutually understand the situation of the surgical site. Easy to get.

  If the switching mirror 46 is rotated downward as shown in FIG. 4, the light beam e from the liquid crystal panel 48 can be switched to the light beam c from the beam splitter 19 and guided into the eyepiece optical system 31. That is, the light beam c from the beam splitter 19 is blocked by the back surface of the switching mirror 46, and the light beam e from the switching optical system 43 is introduced into the eyepiece tube 20.

  Therefore, the surgeon A can confirm the image captured by the camera 38 in three dimensions without changing the posture during the operation, which is convenient when the surgical site is made fluorescent by a medicine. That is, since the fluorescence emission is weak light, it is difficult to confirm with the naked eye. However, according to the camera 38, it can be clearly photographed by adjusting the sensitivity characteristics and sensitivity of the image sensor, so that it can be confirmed without changing the posture. Very convenient for A.

1 is a perspective view showing a head-mounted binocular loupe device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The optical path figure which shows the internal structure of a head mount type binocular loupe device. The optical path figure which shows the state which guide | induces the light beam from an objective optical system to an eyepiece optical system. The optical path figure which shows the state which guide | induces the light beam from a liquid crystal panel to an eyepiece optical system. Optical path diagram seen from the front. The perspective view which shows the internal structure of a head mount type binocular loupe device. The perspective view which shows an eyepiece tube. The perspective view which shows the structure which rotates an eyepiece pipe | tube to right and left. The top view which shows an imaging optical system. The perspective view which shows a stereo viewer. Sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of a stereo viewer.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Headband 4 Head 5 Apparatus main body 6 Objective lens tube 9 Objective optical system 10 Binocular 11 Spotlight (illumination device)
13 Zoom optical system 19 Beam splitter (light splitting means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Eyepiece cylinder 23 Rotating shaft 24 Eyepiece part 30 Eyepiece lens 31 Eyepiece optical system 37 Imaging optical system 38 Camera 43 Switching optical system 46 Switching mirror 48 Liquid crystal panel (electronic video display panel)
49 Stereo Viewer A Surgeon B Assistant

Claims (5)

A headband for attaching the device body to the user's head;
A pair of left and right objective lens barrels attached to the front lower part of the apparatus main body, positioned with a predetermined width in the vicinity of both eyes of the user, and having an objective optical system inside;
A pair of left and right extension optical systems extending upward from the objective optical system inside the apparatus main body,
A light beam extending from the lower part of the apparatus main body to the user's binocular position, having an eyepiece corresponding to the pupils of both eyes at the lower end, and branching backward from the light branching means provided in the upper part of the extension optical system inside A pair of left and right eyepieces that are provided with an eyepiece optical system that guides the eyepiece to the eyepiece, the eyepiece being pivotally supported to the left and right around the upper end;
A pair of left and right imaging optical systems that guide the light beam branched upward from the light branching means inside the apparatus body to a camera installed behind the apparatus body;
A pair of left and right electronic image display panels that display a pair of left and right electronic images captured by the camera;
A pair of left and right switching optical systems that switch the light beam from the electronic image display panel into the eyepiece optical system by switching to the light beam from the objective optical system;
A head-mounted binocular loupe device characterized by comprising:   2. The head-mounted binocular loupe device according to claim 1, wherein the switching optical system includes a switching mirror that can be freely moved into and out of the eyepiece optical system.   3. The head-mounted binocular loupe device according to claim 1, wherein the camera has a structure capable of simultaneously photographing an electronic image for the right eye and an electronic image for the left eye with a single image sensor. .   The head-mounted binocular loupe device according to claim 1, wherein the extension optical system is a zoom optical system.   The head-mounted binocular loupe device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an illumination device is provided between the left and right objective lens barrels.

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