Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Gentex Corporation

Heidi Nelson

William L Tonar

Bradley R Hamlin

Kurtis L Geerlings

Jason D Hallack

David M Falb

Joshua D Lintz

Steven J Veenman

Jeremy A Schut

Mark A VanVuuren

Jordan D Miller

David W Larson

An illumination system for a lighting assembly comprises a light assembly configured to selectively illuminate an operating region in a surgical suite and a plurality of light sources positioned within the light assembly and configured to emit light. The system further comprises at least one imager configured to capture image data and a controller. The controller is configured to scan the image data in at least one region of interest for a shaded region and identify a location of the shaded region within the region of interest. The controller is further configured to control the light assembly to activate at least one of the light sources to emit light impinging on the shaded region within the region of interest.

Systems and methods for detection and illumination of regions of interest

A light assembly is configured to selectively illuminate an operating region in a surgical suite. The assembly comprises a plurality of lighting modules comprising a plurality of light sources configured to emit light. The assembly further comprises at least one imager configured to capture image data disposed in at least one of the lighting modules. An articulating head assembly is configured to support each of the lighting modules. The articulating head assembly comprises a plurality of actuators configured to rotate each of the lighting modules about a first axis and a second axis. The assembly further comprises a controller. The controller is configured to scan the image data for at least one region of interest comprising at least one of a shaded region and a contaminated region.

Adaptive lighting array with image-based control

Surgical stapler delivery systems and methods of using the delivery systems to deliver and assemble surgical staplers are described herein.

Surgical stapler delivery systems and methods of assembling the staplers

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Rochester, MN, United States of America

Heidi Nelson