Method for use in surgical operation
OwnerPeter J. Wilkinventor
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Abstract
A system for use in performing surgery comprises a video camera for generating a video signal encoding an image of organs of a patient, a display operatively connected to the video camera for displaying the image in response to the video signal, and an identification device operatively connected to the video camera for automatically analyzing the video signal to identify organs in the image. The identification device is operatively connected to the display for displaying symbols on the display to identify at least one of the organs in the image.
Claims16
A method for use in performing surgery, comprising the steps of:
- disposing a laparoscopic trocar sleeve in a skin surface of a patient;
- inserting at least a portion of a laparoscopic video camera device through said trocar sleeve and at least partially into the patient;
- upon insertion of said camera device through said trocar sleeve, operating said camera device to generate a video signal encoding video data pertaining to internal organs of the patient;
- displaying on a display a video image of said organs in response to said signal;
- automatically analyzing said signal to identify organs in said image;
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- while maintaining at least a substantial portion of said image on said display, displaying identification symbols on said display, in overlap with a portion of said image, to identify at least one of the organs in said image.
A method for use in performing surgery, comprising the steps of:
- disposing a laparoscopic trocar sleeve in a skin surface of a patient;
- inserting at least a portion of a laparoscopic video camera device through said trocar sleeve and at least partially into the patient;
- upon insertion of said camera device through said trocar sleeve, operating said camera device to generate a video signal encoding video data pertaining to internal organs of the patient;
- displaying on a display a video image of said organs in response to said signal;
- automatically analyzing said signal to detect an abnormal structural condition of said organs;
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- while maintaining at least a substantial portion of said image on said display, displaying an identification symbol on said display, in overlap with a portion of said image, to indicate a location of the detected abnormal condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.