2/5/2025 | 8:50 AM - 10:30 AM | Grand Peninsula A

KEYNOTE: Camera technologies in minimally invasive surgery

Author(s)

Qiang Li | Intuitive Surgical

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) offers many benefits for patients, including the potential for smaller incisions and faster recovery. Endoscopes used in MIS have significantly benefited from advancements in camera technology.  Key developments include miniaturized tip camera with pan and tilt capabilities, higher resolution sensors that provide sharper images and enhance visibility,  stereoscopic camera that provides depth perception and spatial orientation for tool manipulation, and simultaneous color and NIR fluorescent imaging that provides surgeons with supplemental anatomic information in standard camera view.