System and method for lidar-based anatomical mapping

A system for facilitating insertion of a surgical tool or a medical device into a subject, the system comprising:

• a computing device comprising:
• a LIDAR scanner;
• an optical camera, configured to obtain one or more images;
• a display screen;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive scanning data from the LIDAR scanner that corresponds to an anatomical surface at a desired location of the subject;
• generate an anatomical surface map of the anatomical surface of the desired location of the subject using anatomical landmarks identified based on the received scanning data;
• correlate the anatomical surface map with one or more diagnostic images of at least the desired location of the subject;
• determine an anatomical entry point for insertion of the surgical tool or the medical device based on the correlation;
• and
• generate an output indicative of the determined anatomical entry point for display.

An apparatus for positioning a surgical tool, the apparatus comprising:

• a LIDAR scanner;
• a display screen;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive data from the LIDAR scanner of a surgical surface;
• generate a surface map of the surgical surface based on at least the data from the LIDAR scanner;
• determine an insertion point for the surgical tool based at least on the surface map and one or more diagnostic images;
• and
• generate an indication of the insertion point on the display screen.

A method for guiding a surgical tool or a medical device into a subject, the method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more processors, scanning data from a LIDAR scanner, the scanning data corresponding to an anatomical surface at a desired location;
• generating, by the one or more processors, an anatomical surface map of the anatomical surface of the desired location of the subject;
• correlating, by the one or more processors, the anatomical surface map with one or more diagnostic images of at least the desired location of the subject;
• determining, by the one or more processors, an anatomical entry point for insertion of the surgical tool or the medical device based on the correlation;
• and
• presenting, by the one or more processors, for display an output indicative of the anatomical entry point.