Hyperspectral imaging with tool tracking in a light deficient environment
AssigneeCilag GmbH Intenational
InventorsJoshua D. Talbert, Donald M. Wichern
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Abstract
An endoscopic imaging system for use in a light deficient environment includes an imaging device having a tube, one or more image sensors, and a lens assembly including at least one optical elements that corresponds to the one or more image sensors. The endoscopic system includes a display for a user to visualize a scene and an image signal processing controller. The endoscopic system includes a light engine having an illumination source generating one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation and a lumen transmitting one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation to a distal tip of an endoscope.
Claims27
A system comprising:
- an endoscope for use in a light deficient environment comprising:
- an image sensor, and
- a lens assembly comprising at least one optical element corresponding to the image sensor;
- a light engine, wherein the light engine comprises:
- a plurality of illumination sources that each generate one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation;
- wherein at least a portion of the one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation includes a laser map pattern that is emitted on to a surface of a body tissue;
- a lumen that transmits one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation to a distal tip of the endoscope;
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- a controller in electrical communication with the light engine and the image sensor;
- wherein one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation results in an exposure frame created by the image sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.