Patent ID: 9168104
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for intra-operatively identifying a surgical sharp object, the system comprising: an intra-operative imaging device for obtaining intra-operative surgical sharp object image data comprising one or more of a shape, size or outline of at least one surgical sharp object; and a surgical sharp object automated shape recognition module comprising a processor, a database of pre-existing surgical sharp object image data comprising a shape of at least one surgical sharp object, wherein the automated shape recognition module is configured to identify a surgical sharp object from the intra-operative surgical sharp object image data by comparing the intra-operative surgical sharp object image data with the pre-existing surgical sharp object image data; wherein the surgical sharp object is a needle and a curve formed by a certain size of the needle is used to identify the needle via the automated shape recognition module.