US 12,274,414 B2
Methods, systems and controllers for facilitating cleaning of an imaging element of an imaging device
Farshid Alambeigi, Austin, TX (US); Alexander Cohen, Austin, TX (US); Christopher R. Idelson, Austin, TX (US); and Christopher Rylander, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US); and CLEARCAM INC., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US); and ClearCam Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/391,472.
Application 18/391,472 is a continuation of application No. 17/383,392, filed on Jul. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,871,902.
Application 17/383,392 is a continuation of application No. 17/141,428, filed on Jan. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,102,381, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197146 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 23/81 (2023.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 1/00006 (2013.01) [A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 1/000096 (2022.02); A61B 1/126 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); H04N 23/81 (2023.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); G06T 2207/30168 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors associated with a computer-assisted system are adapted to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
receiving image information depicting an anatomical structure within a body cavity, wherein the image information is acquired by an imaging element of an imaging device;
deriving, from a portion of the image information, information characterizing cleanliness of the imaging element, wherein deriving said information characterizing cleanliness of the imaging element includes correlating the portion of the image information to at least one reference image of a visual clarity reference image dataset, wherein each reference image of the visual clarity reference image dataset has a respective visual clarity determined to be visually representative to the one or more visual clarity reference images; and
at least one of actuating a device for cleaning the imaging element as a function of said information characterizing cleanliness of the imaging element and displaying at least a portion of said information characterizing cleanliness of the imaging element.