US 12,746,069 B2 · Auto-navigating digital surgical microscope

Abstract

New and innovative systems and methods for auto-navigation in an integrated surgical navigation and visualization system are disclosed. An example system comprises: a single cart providing motility; a stereoscopic digital surgical microscope comprising a surgical visualization camera and a localizer; one or more computing devices (e.g., a single computing device powered by a single power connection) housing and jointly executing a surgical navigation module and a surgical visualization module, wherein the localizer is associated with the surgical navigation module, and wherein the surgical visualization camera is associated with the surgical visualization module; a single unified display; a processor; and memory. The system may generate a transformation of patient data associated with a patient to the surgical visualization camera; calibrate the surgical visualization camera and the localizer; provide visualization of the surgical site via the single unified display; and provide navigation of the surgical site responsive to user input.

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Dependent claims

An integrated surgical navigation and visualization system comprising:

a single cart providing mobility;
a stereoscopic digital surgical microscope comprising a surgical visualization camera and a localizer;
one or more computing devices configured to house and jointly execute a surgical navigation module and a surgical visualization module, wherein the localizer is associated with the surgical navigation module, wherein the surgical visualization camera is associated with the surgical visualization module, and wherein the one or more computing devices are powered by a single power connection, thus reducing an operating room footprint;
a single unified display;
a processor;
and
memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the integrated surgical navigation and visualization system to:
generate a transformation of patient data associated with a patient to the surgical visualization camera;
calibrate the surgical visualization camera and the localizer;
provide visualization of a surgical site via the single unified display;
and
provide navigation of the surgical site responsive to user input.

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A method for integrating surgical navigation and surgical visualization in a computing system having one or more processors, the method comprising:

performing a startup of the computing system, causing a startup of a surgical navigation module and a surgical visualization module, wherein the surgical navigation module and the surgical visualization module are jointly housed in and executed by the computing system;
generating a transformation of patient data associated with a patient at a surgical site to a surgical visualization camera associated with the surgical visualization module;
calibrating the surgical visualization camera and a localizer associated with the surgical navigation module;
providing navigation of the surgical site responsive to user input;
and
providing visualization of the surgical site via a single unified display.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium for use on a computing device containing computer-executable programming instructions for integrating surgical navigation and surgical visualization, the computer-executable programming instructions comprising:

performing a startup of the computing device, causing a startup of a surgical navigation module and a surgical visualization module, wherein the surgical navigation module and the surgical visualization module are jointly housed in and executed by the computing device;
generating a transformation of patient data associated with a patient at a surgical site to a surgical visualization camera associated with the surgical visualization module;
calibrating the surgical visualization camera and a localizer associated with the surgical navigation module;
providing navigation of the surgical site responsive to user input;
and
providing visualization of the surgical site via a single unified display.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Auto-navigating digital surgical microscope

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