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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte Limited, Singapore, SG;
Carlos Omar Morales, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Xuanye Wang, Reading, MA (US);
Eduardo Tepichin-Rodríguez, Puebla, MX;
Andrea-Fernanda Muñoz-Potosi, Santander, CO;
Luis-Gabriel Valdivieso-González, Santander, CO;
Ponciano Rodriguez-Montero, Puebla, MX;
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CH;
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A system for an endoscope includes a camera head coupled to an optical channel. The system also includes a light port coupled to the endoscope and configured to receive a first light ray, wherein the first light ray travels through a first optical path along an optical axis of the optical channel. The system also includes a depth measurement module coupled to the endoscope, wherein the depth measurement module is configured to transmit a second light ray through a second optical path along the optical axis. The system also includes an image sensor coupled to the camera head and configured to receive a first set of images pertaining to the first light ray and a second set of images pertaining to the second light ray. The system also includes a processing device configured to use the first and second sets of images to generate one or more 3-D images.