Patent ID: 11871904
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating an augmented reality display over a field of view, comprising:
receiving, at a controller, a position signal from an endoscope, the position signal comprising position, orientation, or movement data of a steerable distal end of the endoscope;
receiving, at the controller, sensor signals from one or more sensors of the endoscope, the sensor signals comprising real-time data including a two-dimensional (2D) camera image associated with the current position of the endoscope;
rendering, at the controller, virtual objects comprising:
a three-dimensional anatomical model registered to a real object in the field of view;
an endoscope marker positioned within the anatomical model at the current position of the endoscope; and
a three-dimensional image portion, based on the 2D camera image, mapped onto the three-dimensional anatomical model in front of the endoscope marker; and

displaying the virtual objects through a head-mounted viewer.