Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for detecting image degradation during surgical procedures
US11576739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30168
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for detecting image degradation during a surgical procedure are provided. A method includes receiving images of a surgical instrument; obtaining baseline images of an edge of the surgical instrument; comparing a characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument to a characteristic of the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument, the images of the surgical instrument being received subsequent to obtaining the baseline images of the edge of the surgical instrument and being received while the surgical instrument is disposed at a surgical site in a patient; determining whether the images of the surgical instrument are degraded, based on the comparing of the characteristic of the images of the surgical instrument and the characteristic of the baseline images of the surgical instrument; and generating an image degradation notification, in response to a determination that the images of the surgical instrument are degraded.
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