Automated assessment of surgical competency from video analyses
US11348682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for analyzing surgical procedures and assessing surgical competency of subjects are disclosed. A method may include receiving a plurality of video frames associated with at least one surgical procedure and accessing stored data based on prior surgical procedures. The method may further include processing, using the stored data, the video frames to assess at least one of tissue handling, economy of motion, depth perception and surgical procedure flow in the video frames. Based on the assessment of at least one of tissue handling, economy of motion, depth perception and surgical procedure flow, a competency-related score for a subject may be generated. The method may further include selecting, from the video frames, at least one video clip from which the competency score was derived, outputting the score, and presenting in association with the at least one score, a link to the at least one video clip.
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