US 11,908,125 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 Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,692.
Application 18/084,692 is a continuation of application No. 17/342,664, filed on Jun. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,593,931.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/036,596, filed on Jun. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0117419 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); G06V 30/148 (2022.01); G06F 18/214 (2023.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 30/14 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (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. A surgical kit inspection system for inspecting a surgical kit of parts, the surgical kit inspection system comprising:
a first camera having a first lens to obtain images of unique geometric features of parts;
a second camera having a second lens, different than the first lens, to obtain images of characters on parts;
a robotic manipulator supporting the first and second cameras such that the first and second cameras are capable of being moved by the robotic manipulator relative to the surgical kit; and
one or more controllers being configured to:
obtain unique inspection instructions for the surgical kit to control inspection of the surgical kit;
position the robotic manipulator at a plurality of poses relative to the surgical kit in accordance with the unique inspection instructions;
operate one or both of the first camera and the second camera at each of the plurality of poses to capture images at each of the plurality of poses;
detect parts in the images captured at each of the plurality of poses using a first identification method when utilizing the first camera and using a second identification method when utilizing the second camera;
compare the detected parts of the surgical kit to a predefined list of parts for the surgical kit; and
generate output indicating inspection results for the surgical kit.