Artificially displaying information relative to a body

• US 20070253614A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gearbox LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Leuthardt, Eric, Malamud, Mark, Tegreene, Clarence, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John, Wood, Lowell
• Granted Patent: US 8,442,281 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00115 with audible or visual output with imaging means A61B90/37, A61B34/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/10 Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes

Abstract

A method and system are described for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body; and invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body; and

invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

2. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

receiving at least an indication of a surgical motion.

3. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

also including non-medical information in the pattern.

5. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

including at least a barcode as the pattern.

7. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

displaying the generated pattern on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body; and

relating a received confirmation to at least a portion of the generated pattern displayed on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

11. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

relating biological information to at least the individual'"'"'s body.

21. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

applying at least an optical masking material as the generated pattern on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

22. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

emitting radiation across a thickness transition of the optical masking material.

24. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

detecting an internal structure of the individual'"'"'s body; and

including, as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body, at least an indication of the detected internal structure of the individual'"'"'s body.

28. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

applying at least the generated pattern as a content portion of a surface-marking template.

30. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

systemically inducing an optically detectable epithelial expression.

31. The method of claim 1 in which generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

including at least a drug identifier as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

37. The method of claim 1 in which invoking circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

projecting the generated pattern.

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38. A system comprising:

circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body; and

circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

41. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for generating the pattern as a photograph.

43. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least a skeletal structure indicator in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

44. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for displaying the generated pattern on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body; and

circuitry for relating a received confirmation to at least a portion of the generated pattern displayed on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

45. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for applying the generated pattern on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body responsive to detecting an applicator'"'"'s proximity to a portion of the individual'"'"'s body.

46. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least a measurement in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

47. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least a site indication in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

51. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for removing at least a portion of the generated pattern from the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

54. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including an explicit indication of an anomalous material in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

55. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for depicting at least a literal anatomical shape in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

62. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least an explicit temporal indication in the pattern.

64. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least a general indicator of a position of the individual'"'"'s body as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

66. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for applying the generated pattern on the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body responsive to detecting another pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

69. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including at least an implant identifier as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

71. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for including an equipment identifier in the pattern.

73. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for applying the generated pattern onto skin as the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

74. The system of claim 38 in which the circuitry for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

circuitry for projecting the generated pattern.

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75. A system comprising:

means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body; and

means for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

89. The system of claim 75 in which the means for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for projecting the generated pattern; and

means for changing the projected generated pattern.

92. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for depicting at least a literal anatomical shape in the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

93. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least a user phrase as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

94. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least a portion of one or more anatomical names as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

99. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least an explicit temporal indication in the pattern.

101. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least a general indicator of a position of the individual'"'"'s body as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

102. The system of claim 75 in which the means for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for applying at least the generated pattern as a content portion of a surface-marking template.

105. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least a drug identifier as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

107. The system of claim 75 in which the means for generating a pattern indicating at least medical information related to an individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for including at least an identifier of medical personnel as the medical information related to the individual'"'"'s body.

109. The system of claim 75 in which the means for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for displaying the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body responsive to a location of a user.

110. The system of claim 75 in which the means for displaying at least the generated pattern on one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body comprises:

means for applying the generated pattern onto skin as the one or more surfaces on the individual'"'"'s body.

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