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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Gaëtan Marti, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Darren J. Wilson, Hull, GB;
Daniel Farley, Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, TN (US);
SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED, Singapore, SG;
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A dual mode surgical imaging system for hybrid navigation. The imaging system can include a housing, a first camera configured for visual light, a second mono or stereo camera configured for IR, and a structured light generator configured to identify depth information. The first camera, the second camera, and the structured light generator are contained within the same housing and are coordinated to a single reference frame. The imaging system is configured to switch between use of the first camera or the second camera for markerless or marker-based navigation.
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