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Method for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment using laser light from an endorobot

  • US 20050096712A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2004
  • Published: 05/05/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment using laser light from an endorobot, comprising:

  • recording surface images of the gastrointestinal tract using a camera of the endorobot;

    transmitting the surface images to a computer;

    analyzing the surface images on the basis of lesion-specific features with regard to lesions to be irradiated;

    computing control signals on the basis of a detected lesion;

    transmitting the control signals to at least one of an endorobot steering device and a laser system located in the endorobot; and

    adjusting a computed laser-beam orientation and size of the laser irradiation area by at least one of the endorobot steering device and the laser system, on the basis of the control signals.

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