US 12,217,413 B2
Surgical kit inspection systems and methods for inspecting surgical kits having parts of different types
Perry J. Simson, Bradenton, FL (US); Graeme A. Field, Jacksonville, FL (US); and Patrick M. Caldwell, Jacksonville, FL (US)
Assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed by Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,027.
Application 18/409,027 is a continuation of application No. 18/084,692, filed on Dec. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,908,125.
Application 18/084,692 is a continuation of application No. 17/342,664, filed on Jun. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,593,931, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/036,596, filed on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144466 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/14 (2022.01); G06V 30/148 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/0008 (2013.01) [A61B 34/70 (2016.02); B25J 19/0066 (2013.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06T 7/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/1437 (2022.01); G06V 30/153 (2022.01); G06T 2207/30164 (2013.01); G06V 2201/034 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An inspection system for inspecting a kit of parts, the inspection system comprising:
a light surface to receive parts from the kit;
one or more cameras configured to obtain one or more images of parts disposed on the light surface;
a robotic manipulator supporting the one or more cameras such that the one or more cameras are capable of being moved by the robotic manipulator relative to the parts disposed on the light surface; and
one or more controllers being configured to:
obtain unique inspection instructions for the kit to control inspection of the kit,
position the robotic manipulator relative to the parts of the kit in accordance with the unique inspection instructions,
operate the one or more cameras to capture the one or more images of the parts disposed on the light surface,
detect parts in the one or more images,
compare the detected parts to a predefined list of parts for the kit, and
generate output indicating inspection result for the kit.