US 12,295,552 B2
Simultaneous white light and hyperspectral light imaging systems
Ian E. McDowall, Woodside, CA (US); Jeffrey M. DiCarlo, Austin, TX (US); Brian D. Hoffman, Mountain View, CA (US); and William Jason Culman, Scotts Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/421,613.
Application 18/421,613 is a continuation of application No. 16/326,804, granted, now 11,911,003, previously published as PCT/US2017/050758, filed on Sep. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/385,700, filed on Sep. 9, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180404 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 1/00193 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0005 (2013.01); A61B 1/00186 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/043 (2013.01); A61B 1/0638 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); G02B 27/1006 (2013.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02); G06V 2201/03 (2022.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a controller of a surgical system, a visible image captured by an image capture unit of the surgical system;
receiving, by the controller, a plurality of hyperspectral images captured at a same waveband by the image capture unit of the surgical system;
generating, by the controller, a composite hyperspectral image from the plurality of hyperspectral images;
spatially registering, by the controller, the composite hyperspectral image with the visible image; and
providing, by the controller to a display device, the composite hyperspectral image and the visible image, the display device configured to display the visible image overlaid with the composite hyperspectral image;
wherein the visible image overlaid with the composite hyperspectral image is displayed by a stereoscopic display.