US 11,080,424 B2 · Method and system for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos

Abstract

This patent disclosure provides various embodiments for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos recorded by a recording device, such as an endoscope camera, during a surgical procedure performed on a patient inside an operating room (OR). In one aspect, a process for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos recorded by a recording device within an OR is disclosed. This process can begin by receiving a set of raw surgical videos corresponding to a surgical procedure performed within the OR. The process next merges the set of raw surgical videos to generate a surgical procedure video corresponding to the surgical procedure. Next, the process detects image-based personally-identifiable information embedded in the set of raw video images of the surgical procedure video. When image-based personally-identifiable information is detected, the process automatically de-identifies the detected image-based personally-identifiable information in the surgical procedure video.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos recorded by a recording device within an operating room (OR), the method comprising:

receiving a set of raw surgical videos corresponding to a surgical procedure performed within the OR;
merging the set of raw surgical videos to generate a surgical procedure video corresponding to the surgical procedure, wherein the surgical procedure video comprises a set of raw video images;
detecting image-based personally-identifiable information embedded in the set of raw video images, which includes detecting a type of image-based personally-identifiable information associated with one or more surgical tools used during the surgical procedure, wherein the set of raw video images includes images of the one or more surgical tools captured inside a patient's body when used to perform the surgical procedure;
and
when image-based personally-identifiable information is detected, de-identifying the detected image-based personally-identifiable information in the surgical procedure video.

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A system for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos recorded by a recording device within an operating room (OR), the system comprising:

one or more processors;
a memory coupled to the one or more processors;
and
wherein the memory stores a set of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:
receive a set of raw surgical videos corresponding to a surgical procedure performed within the OR;
merge the set of raw surgical videos to generate a surgical procedure video corresponding to the surgical procedure, wherein the surgical procedure video comprises a set of raw video images;
detect personally-identifiable information embedded in the set of raw video images of the surgical procedure video, which includes detecting a type of image-based personally-identifiable information associated with one or more surgical tools used during the surgical procedure, wherein the set of raw video images includes images of the one or more surgical tools captured inside a patient's body when used to perform the surgical procedure;
and
when personally-identifiable information is detected, de-identify the detected personally-identifiable information in the surgical procedure video.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos

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Method and system for anonymizing raw surgical procedure videos

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Abstract

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