STEREOVIDEOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A system for acquiring measurements of a patient'"'"'s upper airway comprising:
- a stereovideoscope comprising a scope coupled to a flexible tubing and configured to be positioned within the patient'"'"'s upper airway, said scope comprising a plurality of stereoscopic lenses configured to capture data indicative of a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, said flexible tubing comprising a biocompatible material; and
a processing element in communication with said stereovideoscope and configured to generate an image indicative of a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway based on the captured data in order to acquire at least one geometrical measurement indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway.
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Abstract
A system and method for acquiring measurements of a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy are provided. For example, the system includes a stereovideoscope including a scope coupled to a flexible tubing and configured to be positioned within the patient'"'"'s body. The scope includes a plurality of stereoscopic lenses configured to capture data indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy, and the flexible tubing includes a biocompatible material. In addition, the system includes a processing element that is in communication with the stereovideoscope and that is configured to generate an image based on the captured data in order to acquire at least one geometrical measurement indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for acquiring measurements of a patient'"'"'s upper airway comprising:
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a stereovideoscope comprising a scope coupled to a flexible tubing and configured to be positioned within the patient'"'"'s upper airway, said scope comprising a plurality of stereoscopic lenses configured to capture data indicative of a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway, said flexible tubing comprising a biocompatible material; and a processing element in communication with said stereovideoscope and configured to generate an image indicative of a portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway based on the captured data in order to acquire at least one geometrical measurement indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s upper airway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19)
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10. A method for acquiring measurements of a portion of a patient'"'"'s upper airway comprising the steps of:
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positioning a stereovideoscope within the patient'"'"'s upper airway; capturing data indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy with a stereovideoscope, the stereovideoscope comprising a scope coupled to a flexible tubing, the scope comprising a plurality of stereoscopic lenses, and the flexible tubing comprising a biocompatible material; and generating an image indicative of the patient'"'"'s upper airway based on the captured data; and acquiring at least one geometrical measurement indicative of the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy using the generated image. - View Dependent Claims (11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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