Navigation and control for airway management procedures, assemblies and systems
Visualization systems, devices, and methods, optionally adapted for intubation. The systems may be adapted to cause information from a first camera to have more of an influence on the actuation of a introducer that information from a second camera. Introducers herein may include a shaft that includes one or more markers thereon.
1 . A dual-video intubation system, comprising:
a first imaging member including a first video camera in a distal region of the first imaging member;
a second imaging member including
an actuatable elongate introducer sized to be disposed within an endotracheal tube, and
a second video camera disposed at a distal region of the elongate introducer; and
one or more processors and a computer executable method that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising
receive as input first information that is indicative of a signal from the first video camera while receiving second information that is indicative of a signal from the second video camera, and
cause one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer during at least a period of time.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing one of the first information and the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises assigning a confidence score to the first information and to the second information.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein causing one of the first information and the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises using only one of the first information and second information in the actuation of the elongate introducer.
4 . A dual-video intubation system, comprising:
a first imaging member including a first video camera in a distal region of the first imaging member;
a second imaging member including
an actuatable elongate introducer sized to be disposed within an endotracheal tube, and
a second video camera disposed at a distal region of the elongate introducer; and
one or more processors and a computer executable method that when executed by the one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising
receive as input first information that is indicative of a signal from the first video camera and second information that is indicative of a signal from the second video camera, and
cause one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer during at least a period of time,
wherein causing one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises lowering a relative confidence of one of the first and second information based on a quality of at least one of the first information and the second information.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the quality is related to clarity of image data.
6 . A dual-video intubation system, comprising:
a first imaging member including a first video camera in a distal region of the first imaging member;
a second imaging member including
an actuatable elongate introducer sized to be disposed within an endotracheal tube, and
a second video camera disposed at a distal region of the elongate introducer; and
one or more processors and a computer executable method that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising
receive as input first information that is indicative of a signal from the first video camera and second information that is indicative of a signal from the second video camera, and
cause one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer during at least a period of time,
wherein causing one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises lowering a confidence of one of the first and second information based on an estimated location of the first or second camera based on the first information or the second information.
7 . A dual-video intubation system, comprising:
a first imaging member including a first video camera in a distal region of the first imaging member;
a second imaging member including
an actuatable elongate introducer sized to be disposed within an endotracheal tube, and
a second video camera disposed at a distal region of the elongate introducer; and
one or more processors and a computer executable method that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising
receive as input first information that is indicative of a signal from the first video camera and second information that is indicative of a signal from the second video camera, and
cause one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer during at least a period of time,
wherein causing one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises comparing at least an aspect of an anatomical feature that is common in the first information and the second information.
8 . A dual-video intubation system, comprising:
a first imaging member including a first video camera in a distal region of the first imaging member;
a second imaging member including
an actuatable elongate introducer sized to be disposed within an endotracheal tube, and
a second video camera disposed at a distal region of the elongate introducer; and
one or more processors and a computer executable method that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising
receive as input first information that is indicative of a signal from the first video camera and second information that is indicative of a signal from the second video camera, and
cause one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer during at least a period of time,
wherein causing one of the first information or the second information to have more of an influence on the actuation of the elongate introducer comprises determining a proximity between the first camera and an anatomical feature and the second camera and an anatomical feature.