SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING DRILLED HOLE PLACEMENT IN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES

A method for visually indicating a location of a hole to be drilled in tissue includes, at a computing system: receiving at least one endoscopic image that captures a surface of the tissue and at least a portion of a drill guide to be used for drilling the hole in the tissue; identifying in the at l...

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Main Authors GUREVICH, Lina, HUNTER, Cole Kincaid, FOUTS, Brian
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.06.2024
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A method for visually indicating a location of a hole to be drilled in tissue includes, at a computing system: receiving at least one endoscopic image that captures a surface of the tissue and at least a portion of a drill guide to be used for drilling the hole in the tissue; identifying in the at least one endoscopic image at least one fiducial marker disposed on the drill guide; determining a position and orientation of the at least one fiducial marker; determining a position and orientation of the hole to be drilled in the tissue based at least in part on the position and orientation of the at least one fiducial marker; and displaying a visualization of the tissue that comprises a graphical indication of the position and orientation of the hole to be drilled in the tissue.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318542498