Repurposing its interest in 3-D imaging, Sony has created an endoscope video-imaging processor that’s distinct because of its wearability. Surgeons put this one on their heads.
On Aug. 1, doctors in Japan will be able to use a “a head-mount image processing unit capable of receiving and outputting endoscope image signals, or controlling video images, which can then be displayed in 3-D or 2-D on an accompanying head-mounted monitor.” (Of course, the monitor is sold separately.)
In a release, the company said it is launching the device to meet the demand of the growing number of laparoscopic surgeries and for high-precision 3-D images and monitors.
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The company claims the two panels fitted inside the device (one for each eye) allow “independent HD images . . . with no crosstalk (the phenomenon of images appearing in duplicate), in order to display the target area in high definition, with faithful color reproduction and highly precise information relating to depth.” The device can also flip images for different display perspectives and can display a second image in a window in the corner of the screen.
