Patent ID: 11900623
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
an endoscope for use in a light deficient environment comprising an image sensor;
a light engine, wherein the light engine comprises a plurality of illumination sources that each generate one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation;
a controller in electrical communication with the light engine and the image sensor;
wherein the image sensor receives reflected electromagnetic radiation from the one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation to generate one or more exposure frames; and
wherein at least a portion of the one or more pulses of electromagnetic radiation is emitted onto a surface of a body tissue to generate three-dimensional data and to track a location of an object in the light deficient environment;
wherein the three-dimensional data is processed to determine one or more of a distance from the endoscope or a tool to the object, surface area information about the object, a size of one or more surgical tools, a size of one or more structures, a size of one or more anatomical structures, or other positional data and metrics about the object within the light deficient environment.