Tracking surgical items with prediction of duplicate imaging of items
US11109941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for tracking surgical textiles includes receiving a first image comprising a first textile-depicting image region, receiving a second image comprising a second textile-depicting image region, measuring a likelihood that the first and second image regions depict at least a portion of the same textile, and incrementing an index counter if the measure of likelihood does not meet a predetermined threshold. The measure of likelihood may be based on at least one classification feature at least partially based on aspects or other features of the first and second images.
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