US 12,402,976 B2
Augmented reality soft tissue biopsy and surgery system
Alexander Lomes, Moshav Hosen (IL); Shalom Strano, Jerusalem (IL); and Steve Krupa, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to SPRINGLOC LTD, Hosen (IL)
Filed by SPRINGLOC LTD, Hosen (IL)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/083,565.
Application 18/083,565 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/841,663, filed on Jun. 16, 2022, granted, now 12,232,861.
Application 17/841,663 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/724,487, filed on Apr. 19, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,643, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/231,243, filed on Aug. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/218,973, filed on Jul. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/179,893, filed on Apr. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0120638 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.01); H04N 13/344 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 90/37 (2016.02) [G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04N 13/239 (2018.05); H04N 13/344 (2018.05); A61B 2090/363 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61B 2090/373 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3908 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/502 (2016.02); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30096 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for use with at least one breast marker that is placed within breast tissue of a subject such as to designate a region of interest, the apparatus comprising:
an augmented reality system comprising:
augmented reality glasses;
one or more reference markers configured to be placed on skin of the breast at respective reference points; and
a processing unit configured to:
determine a relationship between a position of the at least one breast marker within the breast tissue and the one or more reference markers on the skin of the breast;
subsequently, determine locations of the at least one breast marker within the breast tissue relative the augmented reality glasses by identifying the one or more reference markers and thereby localizing the at least one breast marker within the breast tissue; and
output augmented reality data at a location corresponding the region of interest on the augmented reality glasses.