Method for monitoring object flow within a surgical space during a surgery
US11666409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2562/0233
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One variation of a method for monitoring needle consumption in a surgical space during a surgery includes: accessing a sequence of images captured by a camera facing an inventory field within the surgical space; scanning the sequence of images for needle packages and needles; in response to detecting entry of a needle package into the surgical space in a first image, logging entry of the needle package, labeled as sterile, into the inventory field at a first time and incrementing a sterile packaged needle counter for the needle package according to a first quantity of sterile needles associated with a type of the needle package; and, in response to detecting removal of a first needle from the inventory field in a second image, incrementing a deployed needle counter at a second time succeeding the first time and decrementing the sterile packaged needle counter.
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