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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Peter D.C. Inglis, Boulder, CO (US);
Derek S. Tata, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for automatic steering of a blind introducer based on images from an independent camera (e.g., a camera of a video laryngoscope) are disclosed. A real time image of a video laryngoscope may be analyzed by a trained ML model to output a classification for the image. The classification may be associated with steering instructions for an introducer. The steering instructions may be provided to the introducer to cause steering of a distal end of the introducer in real time. The trained ML model may be generated by AI or ML training algorithms, based on multiple sets of multiple still-shot training images associated with a finite quantity of classifications.