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

Claim 8:
9. A system, comprising:
a data processor; and
a memory storing instructions configured to cause the data processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, in real time, from a first image sensor of a first endoscope, 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 endoscope, second image data characterizing a second portion of the first body cavity;
determining, based on the first image data, a first location of a first surgical instrument configured to deploy a first portion of a surgical implant in the first portion of the body cavity;
determining, based on the second image data, a second location of a second surgical instrument relative to the first location of the first surgical instrument, the second surgical instrument configured to deploy a second portion of a surgical implant in the second portion of the body cavity;
determining properties of the tissue walls within the first and second portions of the first body cavity;
determining placement locations of the first and second portions of the surgical implant based on the properties of the tissue walls;
receiving data from a first electromagnetic tracker in the first portion of the surgical implant regarding the first portion of the implant to the controller, and receiving 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 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.