Patent ID: 11957421
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
receiving, in real time, from a first image sensor of a first endoscopic system, first image data characterizing a first portion of a body cavity of a patient;
receiving, in real time, from a second image sensor of a second endoscopic system, second image data characterizing a second portion of the body cavity;
determining, by a controller, based on the first image data, a first location of a first surgical instrument within the first body portion and having a first portion of a surgical implant releasably engaged thereon, the first surgical instrument being outside of a field of view of the second endoscopic system, the second portion of the body cavity being different than the first portion, and the second surgical treatment site of the body cavity being different from the first surgical treatment site;
determining, by the controller, based on the second image data, a second location of a second surgical instrument within the second portion of the body cavity relative to the first surgical instrument, the second surgical instrument having a second portion of a surgical implant releasably engaged thereon, the second surgical instrument being outside of a field of view of the first endoscopic system;
determining, by the controller, properties of the tissue walls within the first and second portions of the first body cavity;
determining, by the controller, placement locations of the first and second portions of the surgical implant based on the properties of the tissue walls;
receiving, by the controller, data from a first electromagnetic tracker in the first portion of the surgical implant regarding the first portion of the implant, and receiving, by the controller, data from a second electromagnetic tracker in the second portion of the surgical implant regarding the second portion of the implant to the controller; and
determining, by the controller, placement locations of the first and second portions of the surgical implant based on at least the data received from the first and second electromagnetic trackers.