System and method for mapping anatomical structures and marking them on a substrate
The present disclosure provides a method and system for mapping anatomical structures and marking them on an image to be printed on a substrate including the steps of inserting an imaging device into a surgical site, obtaining an image of a defect located in the surgical site from the imaging device, adjusting the image, transmitting the image to a printer, and printing the image on a substrate. The printed image may be a size directly proportional to the defect. The adjusting step may further include the steps of setting a minimum margin to be maintained between the perimeter of the defect and the perimeter of the substrate, selecting a shape and size of the substrate, and identifying at least one anatomical feature of the surgical site.
1. A method for mapping anatomical structures and marking them on a substrate for a surgical procedure, comprising:
inserting an imaging device into a surgical site;
obtaining an image of a defect located in the surgical site from the imaging device;
identifying at least one anatomical feature of the surgical site and marking the at least one anatomical feature on the image;
setting a minimum margin to be maintained between an edge of the defect and an edge of the substrate;
measuring the defect;
transmitting the image to a printer;
printing the image on the substrate;
inserting the substrate into the surgical site, wherein the substrate includes the image and the at least one anatomical feature is printed on the substrate as a corresponding landmark; and
positioning the substrate over the defect such that the corresponding landmark aligns with the at least one anatomical feature.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the printed image is a size directly proportional to the defect.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising previewing and editing the image prior to printing the image on the substrate.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a mesh.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a film.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising attaching the film to a mesh.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining a second image of the defect in the surgical site with the substrate aligned over the defect; and
comparing the first image to the second image.