SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE DURING SURGERY

    公开(公告)号:US20200035348A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16046137

    申请日:2018-07-26

    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

    Abstract: A method of performing a surgical procedure includes storing a software application on a memory associated with a computer, which when executed by a processor causes the software application to develop a model of a patient's anatomical structure, process images of the patient's anatomy, display the images of the patient's anatomy on a user interface associated with the computer, superimpose critical structures within the patient over the displayed images of the patient's anatomy, determine a location within the patient's body cavity where the images of the patient's anatomy were taken, and display the model of the patient's anatomical structure on the user interface, the displayed model indicating the determined location where the images of the patient's anatomy were taken.

    METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TUMOR LOCATION WITHIN ENDOSCOPIC IMAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20200237187A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16718815

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP

    Abstract: A method of displaying an area of interest within a surgical site includes modeling a patient's lungs and identifying a location of an area of interest within the model of the patient's lungs. The topography of the surface of the patient's lungs is determined using an endoscope having a first camera, a light source, and a structured light pattern source. Real-time images of the patient's lungs are displayed on a monitor and the real-time images are registered to the model of the patient's lungs using the determined topography of the patient's lungs. A marker indicative of the location of the area of interest is superimposed over the real-time images of the patient's lungs. If the marker falls outside of the field-of view of the endoscope, an arrow is superimposed over the real-time images to indicate the direction in which the marker is located relative to the field of view.

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