Surgeon's aid for medical display
US10631712B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0219
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for identifying an area of interest on a surgical image, including a source of surgical image data, which may be a camera, an image processing unit, which may be a camera control unit, and a destination, which may be a display. The image processing unit is configured to receive the surgical image data and combine it with an overlay pattern for identifying an area of interest, which is then displayed on the display. The overlay may include a key with coordinates or labels. Properties of the overlay and the key may be customized and adjusted.
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