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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Bohl, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

John Hygelund, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01);
Abstract

A surgical imaging apparatus includes an imager configured to capture image data in a field of view and an elongated probe extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The distal end has a distal window through which the field of view is aligned. A controller is in communication with the imager and configured to detect a feature in the image data and identify a feature location of the feature in the image data. The controller further monitors the feature location in the image data. In response to a change in the feature location from a first position to a second position, the controller calculates an estimated force applied to the elongated probe.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bohl, Andrew. (2026). System and method for force estimation applied to endoscopes (U.S. Patent No. 12635847). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12635847

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