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Granted Patent B2
US 12,303,341 · App. 18/456,988 · Granted May 20, 2025

Camera position indication systems and methods

Inventors: Roman Lomeli (Plymouth, MA); Eric Buehlmann (Duxbury, MA); James Paiva (Warren, RI); Leonard Bryant Guffey (Duxbury, MA)
Assignee: Medos International Srl
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Patent No.
US 12,303,341
App. No.
18/456,988
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Camera position indication systems and methods are disclosed herein for conveying a camera's position to a user and/or adjusting a camera view display to match a user's perspective during a surgical procedure. In one embodiment, an example method can include receiving an output view from a camera placed within a channel of an access device to view a surgical site within a patient, receiving an input of camera position from a user, and showing on a display the output view from the camera and an indication of camera position based on the input of camera position.

Claims (45)

1. A surgical method, comprising:

receiving an output view from a camera placed within a channel of an access device to view a surgical site within a patient;

receiving a first input of camera position around a central longitudinal axis of the access device from a sensor;

showing on a display the output view from the camera and a graphical indication of camera position around the central longitudinal axis of the access device based on the first input of camera position;

rotating the camera around the central longitudinal axis of the access device while showing on the display the output view from the camera and the graphical indication of camera position;

receiving a second input of camera position from the sensor after rotating the camera; and

showing on the display an updated indication of camera position around the central longitudinal axis of the access device based on the second input of camera position.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display includes an augmented reality display.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input is received at a second display.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second display shows the indication of camera position.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second display shows the indication of camera position constantly and the display shows the indication of camera position temporarily in connection with receiving any of the first or second inputs of camera position.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of camera position is shown temporarily in connection with receiving any of the first or second inputs of camera position.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of camera position is shown persistently.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of camera position is any of a clock reading, a compass reading, a cardinal body direction, a circle degree reading, a quadrant, a spatial direction, a color, a reading from an alphabetic sequence, a reading from a numerical sequence, or a reading from a shape sequence.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving from a user a desired transformation of the output view showed on the display based on a user perspective of the surgical site;

showing on the display a transformed output view from the camera based on the desired transformation and a second indication reflecting the desired transformation in addition to the indication of camera position.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising designating an initial position of the camera around the central longitudinal axis of the access device, wherein the sensor is configured to track subsequent movement of the camera around the central longitudinal axis of the access device relative to the initial position.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

receiving an input of a user position around a circumference of the access device from a perspective indicator coupled to a proximal end of the access device and configured to move about a circumference thereof; and

transforming the output view shown on the display based on the input of user position.

12. A surgical system, comprising:

an access device configured to provide a working channel to a surgical site within a patient;

a camera configured to be disposed within the access device radially outward from a central longitudinal axis of the working channel to view the surgical site;

a sensor coupled to the access device;

a display; and

a controller configured to:

receive an output view from the camera;

receive an input of camera position around the central longitudinal axis of the working channel from the sensor; and

show on the display the output view from the camera and a graphical indication of camera position around the central longitudinal axis of the working channel based on the input of camera position.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the display includes an augmented reality display.

14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a second display configured to receive the input.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to show the indication of camera position on the second display.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to show the indication of camera position constantly on the second display and show the indication of camera position on the display temporarily in connection with receiving the input of camera position.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to show the indication of camera position temporarily in connection with receiving the input of camera position.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to show the indication of camera position persistently on the display.

19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to show the indication of camera position as any of a clock reading, a compass reading, a cardinal body direction, a circle degree reading, a quadrant, a spatial direction, a color, a reading from an alphabetic sequence, a reading from a numerical sequence, or a reading from a shape sequence.

20. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a second input of camera position from the sensor based on movement of the camera; and

show on the display an updated indication of camera position based on the second input of camera position while continuously showing the output view from the camera.

21. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a desired transformation of the output view showed on the display based on a user perspective of the surgical site;

show on the display a transformed output view from the camera based on the desired transformation and a second indication reflecting the desired transformation in addition to the indication of camera position.

22. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a perspective indicator coupled to a proximal end of the access device and configured to move about a circumference thereof to communicate a position of the user around the circumference of the access device to the controller;

wherein the controller is configured to transform the output view based on the position of the user.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 17200750 · Mar 12, 2021
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