US 12,243,634 B2
Systems and methods for providing assistance during surgery
Joe D. Sartor, Longmont, CO (US); Francesca Rossetto, Longmont, CO (US); and Irena Cantrall, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/217,891.
Application 18/217,891 is a continuation of application No. 16/046,137, filed on Jul. 26, 2018, granted, now 11,705,238.
Prior Publication US 2023/0352148 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 30/20 (2018.01) [G16H 20/40 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
16. A system for performing a surgical procedure, comprising:
a surgical tool;
a display; and
a computing device operably coupled to the surgical tool and the display, the computing device including a processor and a memory storing thereon instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to:
develop a model of a patient's anatomical structure;
acquire live images of a patient's anatomy during the surgical procedure and process the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy, wherein the live images are acquired by the surgical tool from within a body cavity of the patient;
present, on the display, the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy on a user interface associated with the computing device;
superimpose critical structures within the patient over the presented acquired live images of the patient's anatomy;
determine a location of the surgical tool within a body cavity of the patient where the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy were taken;
display an overall view of the model of the patient's anatomical structure on the user interface, the displayed model including an indication of the determined location where the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy were taken, wherein the model is displayed on the user interface separate from the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy;
update the displayed model of the patient's anatomical structure in real-time based on the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy; and
update an orientation of the updated displayed overall view of the model of the patient's anatomical structure in real-time based on the acquired live images of the patient's anatomy.