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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic Advanced Energy Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad Miri, Longmont, CO (US);
Prakash Manley, Arvada, CO (US);
Christopher T. Brown, Boulder, CO (US);
Anjali Dhiman, Commerce City, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); H04N 5/2624 (2013.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device vision system, comprising at least one of one or more fiber-optic cables and/or digital image sensor positioned to capture a corresponding one or more views of the surgical site in proximity to a distal tip portion of an electrosurgical device, and a processor configured to utilize multiple images captured by the vision system to construct a composite image with at least one of an improved resolution, clarity, dynamic range, and/or size.