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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
John W. Komp, Dillon, CO (US);
Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/156 (2018.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); H04N 13/25 (2018.01); H04N 5/33 (2023.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/00194 (2022.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 13/156 (2018.05); H04N 13/25 (2018.05); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods of imaging include projecting infrared (IR) light from the endoscope toward the at least one anatomical feature (e.g., the exterior of a liver or lung), capturing the IR light, projecting optical light from the endoscope toward a similar portion of the anatomical feature, and capturing the optical light. Once the IR light and the optical light are captured, both are associated with one another to generate an intra-operative 3D image. This projection and capture of IR and optical light may occur at discrete times during the imaging process, or simultaneously.