Method for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract for treatment using laser light from an endorobot
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method is for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract using laser light from an endorobot. The method includes recording of surface images of the gastrointestinal tract using the camera of the endorobot. Next, the surface images are transmitted to a computer. The surface images are then analyzed by the computer on the basis of lesion-specific features with regard to lesions to be irradiated. Thereafter, control signals are computed by the computer on the basis of a detected lesion, and the control signals are transmitted to an endorobot steering device and/or to a laser system located in the endorobot. Finally, the computed laser-beam orientation and size of the laser irradiation area are adjusted by the endorobot steering device and/or by the laser system, on the basis of the control signals.
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31 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for automated localization of lesions in the gastrointestinal tract using laser light from an endorobot, the endorobot recording surface images of the gastrointestinal tract, comprising:
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means for transmitting the recorded surface images;
means for analyzing the surface images on the basis of lesion-specific features with regard to lesions to be irradiated and for computing control signals on the basis of a detected lesion;
means for transmitting the control signals to a device located in the endorobot; and
means for adjusting a computed laser-beam orientation and size of a laser irradiation area on the basis of the control signals. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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