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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Sean Hastings, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Richard A. Beutter, Argyle, TX (US);
Andrew Schultz, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/10 (2022.01); A61B 5/117 (2016.01); G06F 16/50 (2019.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); G09B 5/02 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/10 (2022.01); A61B 5/117 (2013.01); G06F 16/50 (2019.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 20/50 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G08B 21/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/0476 (2013.01); G09B 5/02 (2013.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 2562/08 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 20/647 (2022.01);
Abstract
A method of sterilizing an operating room comprises, at a computing system, capturing a first image of the operating room by at least one camera; determining that no people are present in the operating room based on analysis of the first image; and in response to determining that no people are present in the operating room, controlling an ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.