Systems and methods for surgical procedure safety
First Claim
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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Abstract
The systems and methods describe herein can track instruments or tools with one or more cameras adapted to view predetermined areas. A memory unit stores video from the one or more cameras. A recognition unit is adapted to recognize identities and positions of instruments or tools in images produced by the one or more cameras. A control unit is adapted to track positions of the instruments or tools, based on an output of the recognition unit and to store the identities and the positions of the instruments or tools in the memory unit. An output unit is adapted to indicate to an operator, the positions of the instruments or tools in the predetermined areas, and to indicate when all of a predetermined set of instruments or tools in the predetermined areas are located within a view of one or more predetermined cameras of the one or more cameras.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of tracking surgical instruments comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for tracking instruments or tools comprising:
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one or more cameras adapted to view predetermined areas; a memory unit that stores video from the one or more cameras; a recognition unit adapted to recognize identities and positions of instruments or tools in images produced by the one or more cameras; a control unit adapted to track positions of the instruments or tools, based on an output of the recognition unit and to store the identities and the positions of the instruments or tools in the memory unit; and an output unit adapted to indicate to an operator, the positions of the instruments or tools in the predetermined areas, and to indicate when all of a predetermined set of instruments or tools in the predetermined areas are located within a view of one or more predetermined cameras of the one or more cameras. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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