US 12,272,064 B2
Monitoring follicular fluid flow using image processing
Sravan Kumar Payeli, Bangalore (IN); Kalyan Adabala, Machavaram (IN); Aamena Sultana, Gauribidanur (IN); and Pavani Srividya Mocharla, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Sravan Kumar Payeli, Bangalore (IN)
Appl. No. 17/286,275
Filed by Sravan Kumar Payeli, Bangalore (IN)
PCT Filed Jan. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IN2019/050063
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 16, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/079703, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201841039598 (IN), filed on Oct. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0358125 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/0016 (2013.01) [G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, in real-time, image frames pertaining to a pre-defined target area defined on a collection tube during an ovum pick-up (OPU) step of an in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, wherein the target area corresponds to a region indicating entry of a follicular fluid into the collection tube;
processing the image frames to detect occurrence of a flow of the follicular fluid; and
upon detection of the occurrence of the flow of the follicular fluid, generating a first alert signal to notify a medical practitioner;
processing the image frames to detect presence of blood in the follicular fluid, upon occurrence of the flow of the follicular fluid; and
upon detection of the occurrence of flow of blood, generating a second alert signal periodically to notify detection of blood in the follicular fluid.