System and methods for determining proximity relative to an anatomical structure

A system includes a surgical instrument configured to perform a laparoscopic surgical operation, a location sensor configured to identify a spatial relationship between an anatomical structure and the surgical instrument, and a processor configured to receive a graphical representation of a patient,...

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Hauptverfasser: Garrison, David M, Wham, Robert H, Wehrly, Erin E, Zhao, Jing, Gherardi, Pierre, Pheneger, Tracy J, Lennartz, Amanda H, Twomey, Cornelia F, Joseph, Daniel A, Bagrosky, Tyler J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system includes a surgical instrument configured to perform a laparoscopic surgical operation, a location sensor configured to identify a spatial relationship between an anatomical structure and the surgical instrument, and a processor configured to receive a graphical representation of a patient, determine proximity of the distal end portion of the surgical instrument with the anatomical structure of the patient based on the spatial relationship, and generate a warning based on the determination of proximity.