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Rotating 3D scanner to enable prone contactless registration

Grant US12579737B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Medtronic Navigation, Inc.

Inventors

Samantha Joanne Preston, Yvan R. Paitel, Ryan D. Datteri, Andrew James Summers, Rhythm Agarwal, Roger Carter, Hannah Walsh, Abhinaya Ramadugu, Maitreyee Ramesh Rao, Wei-Ting Chien

Abstract

Systems and methods used to perform touchless 3D scanning of a patient's face in the prone position are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems include a rotatable 3D scanning device to capture 3D spatial data points of the patient's face and a reference frame. 3D digital mesh models are generated from the 3D spatial data points. A patient 3D digital mesh model is registered with a patient 3D model and a reference frame digital mesh model is registered with a reference frame 3D model. The 3D scanning device can include a handheld rotatable 3D scanner member or a mechanically rotatable 3D scanner member.

CPC Classifications

G06T 17/00 G06T 2200/04 G06T 2210/41 A61B 34/10 A61B 34/20 A61B 2034/105 A61B 5/0035 A61B 5/0037 A61B 5/0042 A61B 6/5294 A61B 2034/2055 A61B 2090/364 A61B 2090/3762 A61B 2576/026 A61B 5/055

Filing Date

2022-02-02

Application No.

17649734

Claims

17