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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Kurt G. Shelton, Bedford, MA (US);
Sergey A. Bukesov, Acton, MA (US);
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for endoscopic mapping of a target and tracking of endoscope locations inside a subject's body during a procedure are disclosed. An exemplary system comprises an imaging system configured to capture an endoscopic image of the target that includes a footprint of an aiming beam directed at the target, and a video processor configured to identifying one or more landmarks from the captured endoscopic image and determine their respective locations relative to the aiming beam footprint, and generate a target map by integrating a plurality of endoscopic images based on landmarks identified from one or more of the plurality of endoscopic images. The target map can be used to track endoscope location during an endoscopic procedure.