Device and method for superimposing patterns on images in real-time, particularly for guiding by localisation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8086008
APP PUB NO 20110060347A1
SERIAL NO

12908298

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The invention relates to a device for superimposing known patterns, characteristic of a region, on (real) images of said region. The device comprises, a memory in which patterns are stored, which are representative of a selected region, of known position and orientation with relation to a common reference and processing means, for determining a pattern representative of the selected portion in the memory, on receipt of the designation of at least one portion of an observed image of the selected region, taken at a selected angle and at least one representative attribute of said region, taking account of the attribute selected, then superimposing the determined pattern on the selected portion of the image taking account of the selected angle.

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC1020 KIFER ROAD SUNNYVALE CA 94086

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coste-Maniere, Eve Nice, FR 10 195
Mourgues, Fabien Cannes, FR 10 116
Vieville, Thierry Mougins, FR 8 115

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