System, method, and computer program for a surgical microscope system and corresponding surgical microscope system
AssigneeLeica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorGeorge Themelis
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Abstract
Examples relate to a system, method, and computer program for a surgical microscope system, and to a corresponding surgical microscope system. The system is configured to determine a depth characteristic of a surgical site being imaged using a microscope. The system is configured to adjust a numerical aperture of the microscope based on the depth characteristic of at least a portion of the surgical site.
Claims16
A system for a microscope of a surgical microscope system, the system comprising an optical imaging sensor, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices, wherein the system is configured to:
- sweep a numerical aperture of the microscope for the generation of a plurality of frames of imaging sensor data from the optical imaging sensor, the frames being based on different numerical apertures;
- determine a depth characteristic of at least a portion of a surgical site being imaged using the microscope based on the plurality of frames;
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- adjust the numerical aperture of the microscope based on the determined depth characteristic.
A method for a microscope of a surgical microscope system, the method comprising:
- sweeping a numerical aperture of the microscope for the generation of a plurality of frames of imaging sensor data, the frames being based on different numerical apertures;
- determining a depth characteristic of at least a portion of a surgical site being imaged using the microscope based on the plurality of frames;
- and
- adjusting the numerical aperture of the microscope based on the determined depth characteristic.
A system for a microscope of a surgical microscope system, the system comprising one or more processors and one or more storage devices, wherein the system is configured to:
- determine a depth characteristic of a surgical site being imaged using the microscope;
- obtain imaging sensor data from an optical imaging sensor of the microscope;
- determine a region of interest within the surgical site based on the imaging sensor data,
- wherein the system is configured to perform image processing on the imaging sensor data to determine a portion of the surgical site being operated on by determining a position of one or more surgical tools in the imaging sensor data, and to determine the region of interest based on the portion of the surgical site being operated on;
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- adjust a numerical aperture of the microscope for the region of interest within the surgical site based on the determined depth characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.