Patent Grant for Surgical Field Data Visualization

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12582499B1 to Integro Theranostics, LLC for a system and method for visualizing fluorescing tissue in a surgical field. The patent covers technology that aids in identifying and displaying adjacent fluorescing tissue outside the immediate camera view.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued patent US12582499B1, granting Integro Theranostics, LLC exclusive rights to a system and method for visualizing fluorescing tissue in surgical fields. The patented technology involves imaging a surgical area, displaying the captured image, and generating a signaling zone that indicates adjacent fluorescing tissue not currently within the camera's view. This system aims to provide surgeons with enhanced awareness of critical tissue regions, potentially improving surgical precision and safety.

This patent grant does not impose new regulatory obligations on healthcare providers or medical device manufacturers. However, it signifies intellectual property protection for a specific technological approach to surgical visualization. Companies developing or utilizing similar technologies should be aware of this patent to avoid potential infringement. The patent's effective date is March 24, 2026, with a filing date of October 23, 2023.

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System and method for data visualization and user interfaces of fluorescently tagged tissue in a surgical field

Grant US12582499B1 Kind: B1 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

Integro Theranostics, LLC

Inventors

Jeff M. Garibaldi, Nicholas R. Staten, Abbas Dhilawala, Maya KeShil Waterland

Abstract

A system and method for visualizing a surgical field containing a plurality of discrete regions of fluorescing tissue is disclosed. The method includes imaging a portion of the surgical field; displaying an image of the portion of the surgical field captured by the camera; generating a signaling zone on the display at least partially surrounding the image of the portion of the surgical field, and displaying in this signaling zone an indicator of at least one adjacent discrete region of fluorescing tissue that is outside of the displayed image. Each indicator is located in that portion of the signaling zone closest to the adjacent discrete region of fluorescing tissue that the indicator represents, and the appearance of the indicator (color, size, shape) can indicate a property of the region that the indicator represents, such as size, fluorescence intensity, distance, or importance.