Patent ID: 11944265
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  G | IPC A  G

Claim 9:
10. A system comprising:
an imaging device comprising
a visible light camera configured to obtain image data representative of a two-dimensional visible light image of a scene; and
a depth sensor configured to obtain depth data representative of a depth map of the scene;

an image processing system communicatively coupled to the imaging device and configured to generate, based on the image data and the depth data, a right-side perspective image of the scene and a left-side perspective image of the scene that together form a stereoscopic image of the scene; and
a user control system communicatively coupled to the image processing system and configured to facilitate remote performance by a user of a medical procedure with respect to a patient, the user control system comprising a stereoscopic viewer that comprises:
a first display device configured to display the right-side perspective image of the scene; and
a second display device configured to display the left-side perspective image of the scene;

wherein the image processing system is further configured to:
register, based on the depth data, the stereoscopic image of the scene with a three-dimensional model of anatomy within the scene, and
direct the first and second display devices to display, based on the registering, the three-dimensional model together with the right-side and left-side perspective images of the scene.