System for providing visual guidance for steering a tip of an endoscopic device towards one or more landmarks and assisting an operator in endoscopic navigation

An endoscope and landmark technology, applied in the field of endoscopy, can solve problems such as time extension, increased health and safety concerns, and increased surgical costs

Active Publication Date: 2012-05-09
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC
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As a result, the time required to perform the surgical procedure is extended, which increases the cost of the procedure and increases health and safety concerns

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[0033] As an example, figure 1 Illustrates a system 100 that includes a steerable endoscope 110, one or more fiber optic cables 120 inserted in the endoscope 110, a position processor 130, an image processor 140, and an image capture device 141 , The display processor 150, the main display 600 and the auxiliary display 160. Although shown as separate units, the position processor 130, the image processor 140, and the display processor 150 can each be implemented as hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof, which interacts with one or more computers or is composed of one Or more computer execution, for example figure 2 One or more computers 200 described in. The main display screen 600 and the auxiliary display screen 160 are preferably computer monitors capable of displaying three-dimensional images to the operator of the system 100. However, for cost considerations, either or both of the main display screen 600 and the auxiliary display screen 160 may be a stan...

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Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an image capturing device disposed at a tip of the endoscopic device and being displayed at the time on a display screen, wherein the graphical representations of the vectors point in directions that the endoscope tip is to be steered in order to move towards associated landmarks such as anatomic structures. Navigation guidance is provided to the operator by determining a current position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an endoscope computer model according to the determined position and shape, and displaying the endoscope computer model along with a patient computer model referenced to the reference frame so as to be viewable by the operator while steering the endoscope.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to a steerable endoscope, and in particular to a method for providing visual guidance for manipulating the end of an endoscopic device to one or more landmarks and assisting an operator in endoscopic navigation And system. Background technique [0002] Minimally invasive surgery procedures are known to provide more advantages than traditional open surgery, including less pain, shorter hospital stay, faster return to normal activities, less scars, shorter recovery time, and less tissue damage. In order to perform these procedures, an entrance into the patient's body must be created through an incision or a natural body hole. Robots and manual minimally invasive surgery equipment can be used. [0003] An example of a minimally invasive surgical robotic system is Intuitive Surgical (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.) da Vinci of Sunnyvale, California. Surgical system. da Vinci The surgical system has several robotic arms that ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06T19/00A61B1/00A61B1/01
CPCA61B2019/507G06T19/00A61B5/065A61B2019/5259A61B2019/502A61B1/0005A61B2019/5291A61B2019/5255A61B2019/5261A61B1/01G06T19/003A61B1/00039A61B2034/102A61B2034/2055A61B2034/107A61B2034/2059A61B2034/2061A61B2090/365A61B2034/301A61B1/00042A61B1/009G06T2207/30004
Inventor G·普里斯科V·多文戴姆
Owner INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC
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