Patent ID: 11969258
Assignee: BRITESEED, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system with an adaptable light intensity, comprising:
at least one light emitter disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument, the at least one light emitter adapted to generate light at a first intensity;
an array of light sensors disposed at the working end of the surgical instrument opposite the at least one light emitter, the array of light sensors comprising at least one row of light sensors, individual light sensors in the at least one row of light sensors each adapted to generate a signal comprising a non-pulsatile component with a magnitude; and
a controller coupled to the array of light sensors, the controller comprising an analyzer configured to determine the magnitudes of the non-pulsatile components at the individual light sensors in the at least one row of light sensors, to determine if the non-pulsatile component transitions from a higher magnitude to a lower magnitude and from a lower magnitude to a higher magnitude, and if the non-pulsatile component transitions from a higher magnitude to a lower magnitude and from a lower magnitude to a higher magnitude, to determine if the first intensity should be changed to a second intensity, and to change the at least one light emitter to the second intensity, if so determined.