Sterilization process management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11462319-B2
Application number	US-202017119641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2020
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a system including an image capture device and a computing device configured to receive a test image from the image capture device corresponding to a first surgical instrument, determine an identity type of the first surgical instrument using the test image in a machine vision technique, determine whether the first surgical instrument is flagged, and perform at least one operation in response to whether the first surgical instrument is flagged.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
an image capture device;
a computing device communicatively coupled to the image capture device, the computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
receive a test image from the image capture device corresponding to a first surgical instrument;
determine an identity type of the first surgical instrument using the test image in a machine vision technique;
determine whether the first surgical instrument is flagged; and
perform at least one operation in response to the determination of whether the first surgical instrument is flagged.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
adjust a confidence of the determination of the identity type based on an identity parameter.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a datastore comprising one or more records for the first surgical instrument.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein a flag is derived from the one or more records from the datastore.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a display communicatively coupled to the computing device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first surgical instrument is flagged based on an economic status of the first surgical instrument,
wherein the computing device comprises a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
present, via the display, a visual indication of the economic status of the first surgical instrument.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first surgical instrument is flagged based on special handling instructions for the first surgical instrument;
wherein to perform at least one operation the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to present the special handling instructions on the display.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first surgical instrument is flagged based on whether the first surgical instrument is missing from a group;
wherein to perform at least one operation the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to present the group and a location associated with the group.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first surgical instrument is flagged based on a record for the first surgical instrument not being present in the datastore;
wherein to perform at least one operation the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to perform a record management operation to the record for the first surgical instrument based on the determination of the identity type.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the record management operation comprises adding the record to the datastore.

11. The system of claim 10 , Wherein the record management operation comprises adding details associated with the first surgical instrument manually.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein to determine the identity type of the first surgical instrument, the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
determine, with the image capture device, whether an article message is present on a surgical instrument; and
determine the identity type of the first surgical instrument using a machine vision technique based on whether the article message is present.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the article message is a bar code, QR code, visual indication of an alphanumeric sequence, or combinations thereof.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the bar code comprises color coded bar code stripes.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein to determine whether the article message is present occurs responsive to determining if a receipt or purchase order is available for the device; and
if available, adding the receipt or purchase order to the record.

16. A system comprising:
an image capture device;
an analytical device;
a computing device communicatively coupled to the image capture device and the analytical device, the computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
determine, based on a machine vision technique from the image capture device, that a wrapped package is assembled with a group of one or more surgical instruments;
receive a sterilization status for the group from the analytical device; and
perform at least one operation based on the sterilization status.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein to perform at least one operation the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to flag a record in a datastore for the one or more surgical instruments in the group based on the sterilization status.

18. A system comprising:
an image capture device;
a surgical instrument;
a display;
a computing device communicatively coupled to the image capture device, the computing device comprising one or more computer processors and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
receive a template for a plurality of surgical instruments, the template comprises an image describing position information for the plurality of surgical instruments;
receive, from the image capture device, a video feed of the surgical instrument;
determine an instrument type and position of the surgical instrument from the video feed;
determine whether the type and position of the surgical instrument corresponds to a surgical instrument of the template; and
perform at least one operation in response to the determination of the instrument type of the surgical instrument.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the memory comprises instructions that when executed by the one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:
display both the video feed of the surgical instrument and the template, the surgical instrument is superimposed over the template.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one operation comprises providing a zoomed video feed when the surgical instrument is proximate to an area defined by the template for the instrument type.

Assignees

• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Ma Judy J
• Bommarito G Marco
• Fish Amelia
• Chhoun Rothanak
• Dimeo Christina M
• Shrivastav Maneesh

Classifications

• A61B90/70 Primary

  Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments · CPC title

• G06V20/46

  Extracting features or characteristics from the video content, e.g. video fingerprints, representative shots or key frames · CPC title

• G06V10/945

  User interactive design; Environments; Toolboxes · CPC title

• G16H40/20 Primary

  for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms · CPC title

• A61L2103/15

  Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps · CPC title