Patent classifications
A61B2034/2068
COMPUTER CONTROLLED SURGICAL ROTARY TOOL
A rotary tool includes a tool body and a powered rotary cutting tooltip that is oriented and positioned relative to the tool body by a plurality of processor-controlled actuators that provide degrees of freedom. The processor uses a surgical tracking system to identify the pose of the tool body and the tooltip relative to a patient's anatomy and controls the actuators to maintain the tooltip within a predetermined cutting plan to compensate for deviation of a surgeon's hand or a robotic arm controlling the tool body during a cutting operation.
Flexible circuit coils
Disclosed is a system for determining a location and configuration of an expandable member. A flexible coil can be provided on a shape changing portion, such as an expandable portion, to measure a signal as the shape changes.
Method and apparatus for performing facial registration
A method and apparatus for performing facial registration includes selecting a plurality of target locations for registration. It is indicated that registration is taking place at each of the plurality of target locations, and it is indicated that registration is complete at the each of the plurality of target locations as each target location is registered. Once the registration of all target locations is complete, it is indicated to the system.
ROBOT SURGICAL PLATFORM FOR CRANIAL SURGERY
A cranial surgery planning system including at least one network interface connectable to obtain radiological patient images generated by a radiological image scanner, a display device, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing program code that is executed by the at least one processor. The operations include obtaining through the at least one network interface a first radiological patient image of cranial structure of a patient along a first plane and obtain a second radiological patient image of the cranial structure of the patient along a second plane that is angularly offset to the first plane. Operations also include merging the first and second radiological patient images to an image coordinate system. Operations also include obtaining a surgical trajectory plan defining an entry point on the patient's skull and a target point in the patient's brain captured in the merged first and second radiological patient images.
EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZING AND CONTROLLING OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT
A camera tracking system receives patient reference tracking information indicating pose of a patient reference array tracked by a patient tracking camera relative to a patient reference frame. A local XR headset view pose transform is determined between a local XR headset reference frame and the patient reference frame. Remote reference tracking information is received indicating pose of a remote reference array tracked by a remote reference tracking camera. A remote XR headset view pose transform is determined between a remote XR headset reference frame of a remote XR headset and the remote reference array. A 3D computer image is transformed from a local pose determined using the local XR headset view pose transform to a remote pose determined using the remote XR headset view pose transform. The transformed 3D computer image is provided to the remote XR headset for display with the remote pose relative to the remote XR headset reference frame.
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COMPENSATE FOR MOVEMENT DURING SURGERY
A system that compensates for movement during a surgical procedure on a patient includes a lidar array and a processor. The surgical procedure operates according to a surgical plan. The lidar array tracks the movement of the patient, a medical instrument, and/or a medical professional during the procedure. The processor modifies the surgical plan to compensate for one or more of the movements.
Graphical user interface for marking anatomic structures
In an example, a graphical user interface can be used to display a graphical representation of a virtual reference structure for an anatomic structure, the reference structure being determined from geometry of the anatomic structure. A location parameter along the reference structure is determined in response to a first user input from a user input device. A graphical proxy marker is displayed on the graphical representation of the reference structure based on the location parameter. A fixed location is selected along the reference structure for a final graphical marker in response to a second user input from the from the user input device. An output visualization is generated to include at least one view of the anatomic structure and a graphical representation of the final graphical marker at the fixed location.
ROBOT ASSISTED ROD BENDING
A method for robotic assisted surgery. The method includes capturing a plurality of poses of a surgical tool coupled to a robotic device at a surgical site. The plurality of poses correspond to instances of a final placement of surgical implants at the surgical site. The method also includes determining a plurality of positions of the surgical implants located at the surgical site based on the captured plurality of poses. The method also includes generating a bend curve having a plurality of bend points based on the determined plurality of positions of the surgical implants. The method also includes generating bending instructions for bends to be performed on a linking device configured for attachment to the surgical implants.
METHOD FOR VERIFYING MATCHING OF SURGERY TARGET, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND SYSEM INCLUDING SAME
Proposed are a method of verifying matching of a surgical target, an apparatus therefor, and a system including the same, the method including: preparing a three-dimensional (3D) model including shape information about the surgical target; acquiring information about positions and postures of the surgical target and a target marker attached to the surgical target through a tracker; performing matching with the 3D model by deriving a correlation in position and posture between the surgical target and the target marker; tracking change in the position and posture of a probe tip moving along a surface of the surgical target; and generating and displaying matching verification information including a 3D graphic icon, which represents a relative positional relationship between the probe tip and the 3D model, corresponding to change in at least one of the position and posture of the probe tip.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AND PERFORMING IMAGE FREE IMPLANT REVISION SURGERY
Systems and methods for planning and performing image free implant revision surgery are discussed. For example, a method for generating a revision plan can include collecting pre-defined parameters characterizing a target bone, generating a 3D model, collecting a plurality of surface points, and generating a reshaped 3D model. Generating the 3D model of the target bone can be based on a first portion of the pre-defined parameters. Generating the reshaped 3D model can be done based on the plurality of surface points collected from a portion of the surface of the target bone.