Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surgical visualization and monitoring
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Application No.: US16128193Application Date: 2018-09-11
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Publication No.: US11369366B2Publication Date: 2022-06-28
- Inventor: Charles J. Scheib , Joshua D. Young
- Applicant: Ethicon LLC
- Applicant Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee: Ethicon LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PR Guaynabo
- Main IPC: A61B34/20
- IPC: A61B34/20 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/06 ; A61B17/062 ; A61B34/32 ; A61B34/30 ; A61B1/045 ; A61B1/06 ; A61B1/07 ; A61B1/313 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B17/11 ; A61B17/115 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B1/05 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B90/13 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/35 ; A61B17/02 ; A61B1/04 ; G02F1/13 ; A61B34/10

Abstract:
A surgical visualization system is disclosed. The surgical visualization system is configured to identify one or more structure(s) and/or determine one or more distances with respect to obscuring tissue and/or the identified structure(s). The surgical visualization system can facilitate avoidance of the identified structure(s) by a surgical device. The surgical visualization system can comprise a first emitter configured to emit a plurality of tissue-penetrating light waves and a second emitter configured to emit structured light onto the surface of tissue. The surgical visualization system can also include an image sensor configured to detect reflected visible light, tissue-penetrating light, and/or structured light. The surgical visualization system can convey information to one or more clinicians regarding the position of one or more hidden identified structures and/or provide one or more proximity indicators. In various instances, a robotic camera of the surgical visualization system can monitor and track one or more tagged structures.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200015906A1 SURGICAL VISUALIZATION AND MONITORING Public/Granted day:2020-01-16
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