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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2000
Janez Funda, Valhalla, NY (US);
David Arthur Larose, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Russell Highsmith Taylor, Ossining, NY (US);
Janez Funda, Valhalla, NY (US);
David Arthur LaRose, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Russell Highsmith Taylor, Ossining, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Image processing is used to determine information about the position of a designated object, particularly where the object is difficult to view or locate. In particular, use in endoscopic surgery can determine positional information about an anatomical feature within a patient's body. The positional information is then used to position or reposition a surgical instrument in relation to the designated object. An instrument placed in relation to the designated object is capable of sending information about the object to a computer. Image processing generates images and determines positional information, which can be used as input to robotic devices or rendered to a human user.
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