Method and System for Providing Real Time Surgical Site Measurements
AssigneeAsensus Surgical US, Inc.
InventorsKevin Andrew Hufford, Tal Nir, Mohan Nathan
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Abstract
A system and method for measuring an area of interest such as a hernia defect within a body cavity, in which real time image data is captured at a treatment site that includes the area of interest. Computer vision is applied to identify the extents of the area of interest within images captured using the camera, and dimensions of the area of interest are measured using the image data. The user is given output, which may include recommendations of hernia mesh shape/size and or positioning, based on the measured dimensions.
Claims20
A system for aiding selection of a hernia mesh for treating a hernia defect, comprising:
- a camera positionable to capture image data corresponding to a treatment site that includes a hernia defect;
- at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory storing instructions executable by said at least one processor to:
- identify at least a portion of the hernia defect within images captured using the camera;
- measure a dimension relating to the hernia defect based on the image data;
- and
- provide output to a user based on the measured dimension.
A method for aiding selection of a hernia mesh for treating a hernia defect, comprising the steps of:
- capturing image data corresponding to a treatment site that includes a hernia defect;
- using computer vision to identify at least a portion of the hernia defect within images captured using the camera;
- measuring a dimension relating to the hernia defect based on the image data;
- and
- providing output to a user based on the measured dimension.
A method of measuring an area of interest within a body cavity, comprising the steps of:
- capturing image data corresponding to a treatment site that includes the area of interest;
- using computer vision to identify the extents of the area of interest within images captured using the camera;
- measuring a dimension relating to the area of interest based on the image data;
- and
- providing output to a user based on the measured dimension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.