Patent ID: 8795157
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. Method for advancing a colonoscope within a colon of the body of a patient, the method comprising the procedures of: acquiring a stereoscopic image pair of a region of the interior of said colon, identifying a plurality of topographical features located on an inner wall of said colon in said stereoscopic image pair, each of said plurality of topographical features being uniquely identifiable and defining a unique size and location with the interior of said colon; determining the depth of each of said topographical features in said stereoscopic image pair; determining a radius of curvature of said colon, according to the depth of said plurality of topographical features as determined according to said stereoscopic image pair of a region of the interior of the colon; and advancing said colonoscope according to the direction of at least a selected one of said topographical features with greater depth than others of said topographical features and according to said radius of curvature.