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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Jason D. Hallack, Allendale, MI (US);
Joshua D. Lintz, Allendale, MI (US);
David M. Falb, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Kurtis L. Geerlings, Zeeland, MI (US);
William L. Tonar, Holland, MI (US);
Bradley R. Hamlin, Allendale, MI (US);
Jeremy A. Schut, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Mark A. VanVuuren, Dorr, MI (US);
Steven J. Veenman, Hudsonville, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
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 for at least one region of interest comprising at least one of a shaded region and a contaminated region and identify a location of the region of interest in the operating region. The controller is further configured to control the light assembly to activate at least one of the light sources to emit light on the region of interest.