Method for monitoring object flow within a surgical space during a surgery
US11583360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One variation of a method for tracking objects within a surgical space during a surgery includes: based on a first image depicting the surgical space at a first time, detecting a first object and a constellation of objects in the surgical space, estimating distances from each object—in the constellation of objects—to the first object, and calculating a contamination risk of the first object based on contamination scores and distances to the first object for each object in the constellation of objects; calculating a contamination score of the first object based on a combination of the contamination risks of the first object during the surgery; and, in response to the contamination score of the first object exceeding a threshold contamination score prior to contact between the first object and a patient, serving a prompt within the surgical space to address sterility of the first object.
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