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System and method for counting surgical samples

  • US 8,897,523 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2012
  • Issued: 11/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for counting surgical samples comprising:

  • identifying a surgical textile in a field of view of an optical sensor;

    indexing a sample counter for the identified surgical textile;

    extracting a feature from a portion of the field of the view of the optical sensor; and

    estimating the extracorporeal blood volume in a portion of the surgical textile based upon the extracted feature.

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