SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A QUANTITY OF A BLOOD COMPONENT IN A FLUID CANISTER
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Abstract
A variation of a method for estimating a quantity of a blood component in a fluid canister includes: within an image of a canister, identifying a reference marker on the canister; selecting an area of the image based on the reference marking; correlating a portion of the selected area with a fluid level within the canister; estimating a volume of fluid within the canister based on the fluid level; extracting a feature from the selected area; correlating the extracted featured with a concentration of a blood component within the canister; and estimating a quantity of the blood component within the canister based on the estimated volume and the concentration of the blood component within the canister.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. :
- A method for assessing fluid in a fluid container, comprising;
receiving an image of at least a portion of the fluid container, wherein a fluid is in the fluid container; extracting at least one color-related feature from an area of the image depicting at least a portion of the fluid in the fluid container; correlating the at least one extracted color-related feature with a concentration of a blood component in the fluid in the fluid container; estimating a quantity of the blood component in the fluid container based on the concentration of the blood component and an estimated volume of blood in the fluid container; and communicating the estimated quantity of the blood component to a user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- A method for assessing fluid in a fluid container, comprising;
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13. :
- A system for assessing fluid in a fluid container, the system comprising;
an optical sensor configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the fluid container, wherein a fluid is in the fluid container; one or more processors coupled to the optical sensor and configured to receive the image, extract at least one color-related feature from an area of the image depicting at least a portion of the fluid in the fluid container, correlate the at least one extracted color-related feature with a concentration of a blood component in the fluid container, and estimate a quantity of the blood component in the fluid container based on the concentration of the blood component and an estimated volume of blood in the fluid container; and a display configured to communicate the estimated quantity of the blood component to a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- A system for assessing fluid in a fluid container, the system comprising;
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