US 12,231,786 B2
Multi-function imaging
Wenyi Zhao, Weston, FL (US); Jeffrey M. DiCarlo, Austin, TX (US); and Ian E. McDowall, Woodside, CA (US)
Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,304.
Application 18/369,304 is a continuation of application No. 17/829,000, filed on May 31, 2022, granted, now 11,778,340.
Application 17/829,000 is a continuation of application No. 17/160,077, filed on Jan. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,381,759, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 17/160,077 is a continuation of application No. 16/697,507, filed on Nov. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,944,919, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/697,507 is a continuation of application No. 16/264,650, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,531,017, issued on Jan. 7, 2020.
Application 16/264,650 is a continuation of application No. 15/965,017, filed on Apr. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,237,497, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/965,017 is a continuation of application No. 15/008,215, filed on Jan. 27, 2016, granted, now 9,992,428, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Application 15/008,215 is a continuation of application No. 13/893,536, filed on May 14, 2013, granted, now 9,277,205, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/646,727, filed on May 14, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/646,710, filed on May 14, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007762 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/10 (2023.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G06T 3/4015 (2024.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 13/257 (2018.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 25/134 (2023.01) [A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00193 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/06 (2013.01); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 1/0646 (2013.01); G06T 3/4015 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 13/257 (2018.05); H04N 23/10 (2023.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
causing an illuminator to simultaneously illuminate tissue with a first visible color illumination component, a second visible color illumination component, and a fluorescence excitation illumination component;
causing a display unit to display, based on the illumination, a display scene that includes:
a reduced color scene component corresponding to the first and second visible color illumination components, and
a highlighted scene component corresponding to the fluorescence excitation illumination component; and
receiving a single frame, the single frame comprising:
a first set of pixel data that includes a fluorescence scene component associated with the fluorescence excitation illumination component,
a second set of pixel data that includes a combination of a first visible color component scene and the fluorescence scene component, the first visible color component scene associated with the first visible color illumination component, and
a third set of pixel data that includes a combination of a second visible color component scene and the fluorescence scene component, the second visible color component scene associated with the second visible color illumination component;
wherein the causing the display unit to display the display scene is based on the first, second, and third sets of pixel data.