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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lex Bayer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0024 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01); G06T 7/004 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10068 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for examining an interior surface of a cavity includes the steps of capturing partial images of an interior surface of a cavity; joining the captured partial images to form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity; and providing an warning if the joined partial images does not form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity.