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Systems and methods for surgical procedure safety

  • US 20130113929A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2011
  • Published: 05/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of tracking surgical instruments comprising:

  • imaging predetermined areas with one or more cameras to form time sequences of images;

    storing the time sequences of the images in a memory;

    recognizing, by a recognition unit, an identity and positions of the instruments or tools in the images of the predetermined areas;

    tracking movement of the instruments or tools in and between the predetermined areas using the recognized instruments or tools and the positions of the recognized instruments or tools;

    storing a time of the movement of each instrument or tool and storing the identity of the instrument or tool and the time in the memory; and

    indicating when a predetermined set of instruments or tools is in predetermined ones of the predetermined areas.

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