Indicator system
US12274512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An indicator system for a surgical robotic system for indicating a state of at least a portion of patient anatomy, the surgical robotic system comprising a robot having abase and an arm extending from the base, the arm holding an endoscope at an end of the arm distal from the base, the endoscope being configured for insertion into a body cavity of the patient for observing a surgical site internal to a body of the patient, the indicator system comprising: a receiver configured to receive video data of at least a portion of patient anatomy at the surgical site from the endoscope; and a processor configured to:detect a spatio-temporal change in a pixel region of the received video data; identify, in response to the detected spatio-temporal change, a parameter of the patient anatomy; generate a health indicator indicative of the identified parameter or indicative of a profile of the identified parameter; and output the generated health indicator.
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