Automating a medical environment
US11540801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, methods and instrumentalities are described herein for automating a medical environment. The automation may be realized using one or more sensing devices and at least one processing device. The sensing devices may be configured to capture images of the medical environment and provide the images to the processing device. The processing device may determine characteristics of the medical environment based on the images and automate one or more aspects of the operations in the medical environment. These characteristics may include, e.g., people and/or objects present in the images and respective locations of the people and/or objects in the medical environment. The operations that may be automated may include, e.g., maneuvering and/or positioning a medical device based on the location of a patient, determining and/or adjusting the parameters of a medical device, managing a workflow, providing instructions and/or alerts to a patient or a physician, etc.
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