AUGMENTED REALITY URETEROSCOPE SYSTEM

A ureteroscope system including a ureteroscope configured for insertion into a urinary tract of a patient body is disclosed herein. The system can include an image processing module having a console with one or more processors and memory having logic stored thereon. The logic can perform various ope...

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Main Authors HESS, Paul, R, TAN-FAHED, Brendan, YANG, Wanfei, CHENG, Jason, Jishen, SANGIORGIO, John, D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 10.04.2024
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A ureteroscope system including a ureteroscope configured for insertion into a urinary tract of a patient body is disclosed herein. The system can include an image processing module having a console with one or more processors and memory having logic stored thereon. The logic can perform various operations including providing a ureteroscope video image where transient objects have been removed to provide unobstructed visibility of persistent objects. The logic can perform other operations including object tracking, object highlighting, and object sizing. Overlays can provide for the depiction of indicia on top of ureteroscope images A method of performing a lithotripsy procedure in conjunction with the system is also disclosed.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20220740612