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Patent No.:

US 11617493 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2019

Thoracic imaging, distance measuring, surgical awareness, and notification system and method

Applicant:

Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);

Inventors:

John W. Komp, Dillon, CO (US);

Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US);

Irena Cantrall, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:

Weber Rosselli & Cannon LLP

Primary Examiner:

Vi X Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/00194 (2022.02); A61B 1/046 (2022.02); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/0605 (2022.02); A61B 1/0655 (2022.02); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/0491 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02);
Abstract

A method for enhanced surgical navigation, and a system performing the method and displaying graphical user interfaces associated with the method. A 3D spatial map of a surgical site is generated using a 3D endoscope including a camera source and an IR scan source. The method includes detecting a needle tip protruding from an anatomy and determining a needle protrusion distance corresponding to a distance between the needle tip and a surface of the anatomy using the 3D spatial map. A position of a surgical tool in the 3D spatial map is detected and a determination is made by the system indicative of whether the needle protrusion distance is sufficient for grasping by the surgical tool. A warning is generated when it is determined that the needle protrusion distance is not sufficient for grasping by the surgical tool.

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