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US 12,374,070 · App. 18/605,722 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Method and system for surgical instrumentation setup and user preferences

Inventors: Sean Hastings (Flower Mound, TX); Richard A. Beutter (Argyle, TX); Andrew Schultz (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation
G06V10/10A61B5/117G06F16/50G06F16/583G06T7/001G06V10/143G06V20/50G06V40/10G08B21/00G08B21/0476G09B5/02G16H40/63A61B34/10A61B2562/08G06T2207/10036G06T2207/30196G06V20/64G06V20/647
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Patent No.
US 12,374,070
App. No.
18/605,722
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of sterilizing an operating room comprises, at a computing system, capturing a first image of the operating room by at least one camera; determining that no people are present in the operating room based on analysis of the first image; and in response to determining that no people are present in the operating room, controlling an ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.

Claims (45)

1. A method of sterilizing an operating room comprising, at a computing system:

capturing a first image of the operating room by at least one camera;

determining that no people are present in the operating room based on analysis of the first image; and

in response to determining that no people are present in the operating room, controlling an ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that no people are present in the operating room comprises determining that the first image was captured outside of regular utilization hours for the operating room.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a wide angle camera or a 360-degree camera.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a visible light camera or an infrared light camera.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a camera fixed to a wall or ceiling of the operating room.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

capturing a second image of the operating room, wherein the second image is captured after the first image; and

determining that at least one person is present in the operating room based on analysis of the second image.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising:

in response to determining that at least one person is present in the operating room, deactivating the ultraviolet room sterilization system.

8. The method of claim 6 , comprising:

determining that the at least one person is not wearing protective gear based on analysis of the second image; and

in response to determining that the at least one person is not wearing protective gear, deactivating the ultraviolet room sterilization system.

9. The method of claim 6 , comprising:

determining that the at least one person is wearing protective gear based on analysis of the second image; and

in response to determining that the at least one person is wearing protective gear, continuing to control the ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein protective gear comprises a suit configured to protect a wearer from ultraviolet light.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the suit comprises a visual marker configured to be recognized by the at least one camera.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the visual marker comprises a code.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the visual marker comprises a reflective pattern.

14. A system for sterilizing an operating room, the system comprising at least one camera, wherein the system comprises one or more processors, memory, and software stored in the memory and comprising instructions for execution by the one or more processors for:

determining that no people are present in the operating room based on analysis of a first image captured by the at least one camera; and

in response to determining that no people are present in the operating room, controlling an ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein determining that no people are present in the operating room comprises determining that the first image was captured outside of regular utilization hours for the operating room.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a wide angle camera or a 360-degree camera.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a visible light camera or an infrared camera.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one camera comprises a camera fixed to a wall or ceiling of the operating room.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the system comprises the ultraviolet room sterilization system.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the software includes instructions for:

determining that at least one person is present in the operating room based on analysis of a second image captured by the at least one camera, wherein the second image is captured after the first image.

21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the software includes instructions for:

in response to determining that at least one person is present in the operating room, deactivating the ultraviolet room sterilization system.

22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the software includes instructions for:

determining that the at least one person is not wearing protective gear based on analysis of the second image; and

in response to determining that the at least one person is not wearing protective gear, deactivating the ultraviolet room sterilization system.

23. The system of claim 20 , wherein the software includes instructions for:

determining that the at least one person is wearing protective gear based on analysis of the second image; and

in response to determining that the at least one person is wearing protective gear, continuing to control the ultraviolet room sterilization system to sterilize at least a portion of the operating room.

24. The system of claim 23 , wherein protective gear comprises a suit configured to protect a wearer from ultraviolet light.

25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the suit comprises a visual marker configured to be recognized by the at least one camera.

26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the visual marker comprises a code.

27. The system of claim 25 , wherein the visual marker comprises a reflective pattern.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 18, 2024
From: STRYKER CORPORATION
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069737/0184 →
Continuity (5)
Division 17807701 · Jun 17, 2022
Division 16735521 · Jan 6, 2020
Division 15190636 · Jun 23, 2016
Provisional Application 62183995 · Jun 24, 2015
Related Publication 20240273991A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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