IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,873
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,873 · App. 15/724,948 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Medical spatial orientation system

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Patent No.
US 10,492,873
App. No.
15/724,948
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for medical spatial orientation is disclosed including a robotic arm; an image sensor coupled to the robotic arm; a visualization headset; and a computing subsystem coupled to the robotic arm and the visualization headset. The computing subsystem includes a processor; a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor; and instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium that, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first image of a first portion of a surgical field at an image sensor coupled to the robotic arm; detect a movement of a visualization headset indicating a second portion of the surgical field; determine a movement of the robotic arm to position the image sensor at the second portion of the surgical field; move, based on the determination, the robotic arm; and create a second image of the second portion of the surgical field.

Claims (51)

1. A medical spatial orientation system, comprising:

a robotic arm;

an image sensor coupled to the robotic arm;

a visualization headset; and

a computing subsystem coupled to the robotic arm and the visualization headset, the computing subsystem including:

a processor;

a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor; and

instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium, the instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

create a first image of a first portion of a surgical field at an image sensor coupled to the robotic arm;

detect a movement of a visualization headset indicating a second portion of the surgical field;

determine a movement of the robotic arm to position the image sensor at the second portion of the surgical field;

move, based on the determination, the robotic arm; and

create a second image of the second portion of the surgical field.

2. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

detect a menu selection at the visualization headset; and

transmit the menu selection to a surgical application.

3. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display at least one of the first or the second image at the visualization headset.

4. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display at least one of the first or the second image at an external display.

5. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein detecting a movement of the visualization headset indicating the second portion of the surgical field includes detecting an acceleration of the visualization headset.

6. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or the second image is a high dynamic range image.

7. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first or the second image is a three dimensional image.

8. A medical spatial orientation system, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory machine-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor; and

instructions stored on the non-transitory machine-readable medium, the instructions, when loaded and executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

create a first image of a first portion of a surgical field at an image sensor coupled to a robotic arm;

detect a movement of a visualization headset indicating a second portion of the surgical field;

determine a movement of the robotic arm to position the image sensor at the second portion of the surgical field;

move, based on the determination, the robotic arm; and

create a second image of the second portion of the surgical field.

9. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

detect a menu selection at the visualization headset; and

transmit the menu selection to a surgical application.

10. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display at least one of the first or the second image at the visualization headset.

11. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to display at least one of the first or the second image at an external display.

12. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein detecting a movement of the visualization headset indicating the second portion of the surgical field includes detecting an acceleration of the visualization headset.

13. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first or the second image is a high dynamic range image.

14. The medical spatial orientation system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first or the second image is a three dimensional image.

15. A method for operating a medical spatial orientation system, comprising:

creating a first image of a first portion of a surgical field at an image sensor coupled to a robotic arm;

detecting a movement of a visualization headset indicating a second portion of the surgical field;

determining a movement of the robotic arm to position the image sensor at the second portion of the surgical field;

moving, based on the determination, the robotic arm; and

creating a second image of the second portion of the surgical field.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

detecting a menu selection at the visualization headset; and

transmitting the menu selection to a surgical application.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying at least one of the first or the second image at the visualization headset.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying at least one of the first or the second image at an external display.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein detecting a movement of the visualization headset indicating the second portion of the surgical field includes detecting an acceleration of the visualization headset.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first or the second image is a high dynamic range image.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY DEED OF ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE APRIL 8, 2019 Recorded Dec 10, 2019
From: NOVARTIS AG
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 051454/0788 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2017
From: HALLEN, PAUL; ANDERSON, JOSHUA
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
Reel/Frame 044202/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2017
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LTD.
To: NOVARTIS AG
Reel/Frame 044202/0584 →