Augmented reality soft tissue biopsy and surgery system
US12402976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2210/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The combination of a marker system with binocular AR glasses to create a soft tissue procedure system used for surgery, biopsies, etc. A marker localization system is functionally integrated with augmented reality (AR) glasses. This soft tissue system can be applicable for AR surgeries in soft tissues involving mobile and static anatomies anywhere in the body, such as for example, breast, soft tissue, lungs, lymph nodes, liver surgeries, etc. By the placement of single or multiple markers and localizing the markers with a locator, such as a hand-held locator as a non-limiting example, the above-mentioned system provides a real-time intraoperative coordinate frame for the virtual projection of the markers (and the associated ROI) on/in the surgical field/biopsy field of view, using commercial off-the-shelf computer hardware (laptops, tablets, etc.) for the required image processing.
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