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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2022
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Jason D. Hallack, Zeeland, 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);
Jordan Miller, Rochester, MN (US);
Heidi Nelson, Rochester, MN (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 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.