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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dwight Meglan, Westwood, MA (US);
Eric J. Taylor, Southington, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for object detection in endoscopy images includes capturing an image of an object, by an imaging device, the image including a first light and/or a second light radiating from the object. The object includes an infrared (IR) marking. The method further includes accessing the image, performing real time image recognition on the image to detect the IR marking, performing real time image recognition on the image to detect the object and classify the object, based on the IR marking, generating an augmented image based on removing the IR marking from the image, and displaying the augmented image on a display.