A61B2034/102

PRE-OPERATIVE PLANNING OF SURGICAL REVISION PROCEDURES FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINTS
20220398817 · 2022-12-15 ·

A system is configured to obtain image data of a joint of a patient; determine that the joint includes an existing implant; and one or both of generate an identification of a type for the existing implant and generate a pre-implant, morbid approximation of the joint.

METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR MODELING PERSONALIZED BREAST IMPLANT

The present disclosure relates to a method for modeling a personalized breast implant including the operations of: obtaining medical image data and body scan data; obtaining first image data by 3D modeling the medical image data; obtaining second image data by 3D modeling the body scan data; creating third image data by merging the first image data and the second image data; and creating breast implant appearance information on the basis of the third image data.

Systems and methods for tracking an intrabody catheter

There is provided a computerized method of tracking a position of an intra-body catheter, comprising: physically tracking coordinates of the position of a distal portion of a physical catheter within the physical body portion of the patient according to physically applied plurality of electrical fields within the body portion and measurements of the plurality of electrical fields performed by a plurality of physical electrodes at a distal portion of the physical catheter; registering the physically tracked coordinates with simulated coordinates generated according to a simulation of a simulated catheter within a simulation of the body of the patient, to identify differences between physically tracked location coordinates and the simulation coordinates; correcting the physically tracked location coordinates according to the registered simulation coordinates; and providing the corrected physically tracked location coordinates for presentation.

Systems and methods for computer-aided orthognathic surgical planning

Systems and methods for orthognathic surgical planning are described herein. An example computer-implemented method can include generating a composite three-dimensional (3D) model of a subject's skull, defining a global reference frame for the composite 3D model, performing a cephalometric analysis on the composite 3D model to quantify at least one geometric property of the subject's skull, performing a virtual osteotomy to separate the composite 3D model into a plurality of segments, performing a surgical simulation using the osteotomized segments, and designing a surgical splint or template for the subject.

Systems and methods for adaptive planning and control of a surgical tool
11523870 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A surgical system includes a robotic device having a surgical tool, a tracking system, and a processing system communicably coupled to the robotic device. The processing system is configured to store a surgical plan comprising a first planned cut and one or more additional planned cuts, each additional cut defined by a relative angle and distance from the first planned cut, receive tracking data from the tracking system while the surgical tool makes a cut substantially corresponding to the first planned cut, and determine a recorded first cut plane based on the first tracking data. The processing system is further configured to determine an error between the recorded first cut plane and the planned first cut, the error comprising a deviation from the planned first cut, and update the surgical plan by modifying the one or more additional planned cuts based on the deviation.

System and method for creating a decision support material indicating damage to an anatomical joint

In accordance with one or more embodiments herein, a system for creating a decision support material indicating damage to at least a part of an anatomical joint of a patient, wherein the created decision support material comprises one or more damage images, is provided. The system comprises a storage media and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to i) receive a series of radiology images of the at least part of the anatomical joint from the storage media; ii) obtain a three-dimensional image representation of the at least part of the anatomical joint which is based on at least a part of said series of radiology images, by generating said three-dimensional image representation in an image segmentation process based on said series of radiology images, or receiving said three-dimensional image representation from a storage media; iii) identify tissue parts of the anatomical joint in at least one of at least a part of said series of radiology images and/or the three-dimensional image representation using image analysis; iv) determine damage to the identified tissue parts in the anatomical joint by analyzing at least one of at least a part of said series of radiology images and/or the three-dimensional image representation of the at least part of the anatomical joint; v) determine suitable sizes and suitable implanting positions for one or more graft plugs based on the determined damage; vi) mark damage to the anatomical joint and suitable sizes and implanting positions for the one or more graft plugs in the obtained three-dimensional image representation of the anatomical joint; and vii) generate a decision support material, where the determined damage to the at least part of the anatomical joint and the suitable sizes and implanting positions for the one or more graft plugs are marked in at least one of the one or more damage images of the decision support material, and at least one of the one or more damage images is generated based on the obtained three-dimensional image representation of the at least part of the anatomical joint.

CONNECTOME BASED NEURAL PROSTHESIS
20220387109 · 2022-12-08 ·

In one aspect, there is provided a method performed by one or more data processing apparatus, the method including obtaining a baseline image of a baseline biological organism brain, obtaining a follow-up image of a target biological organism brain, wherein the follow-up image shows at least a damaged region of the target biological organism brain, processing the baseline image and the follow-up image to generate data defining a predicted anatomical microstructure of the damaged region of the target biological organism brain before the target biological organism brain was damaged, and generating a design for a neural prosthesis for replacing the damaged region of the target biological organism brain based on the predicted anatomical microstructure of the damaged region of the target biological organism brain before the target biological organism brain was damaged.

INSTRUMENTS FOR ROBOTIC KNEE REVISION
20220387121 · 2022-12-08 ·

A device for registering a bone for a robotic knee arthroplasty with a surgical robot can include a plate and a registration device. The plate can be engageable with the bone and can include a lateral portion, a medial portion, and a hinge. The registration device can be connected to the plate and can be configured to interface with the surgical robot for registration of the plate and the bone.

Systems and methods for measuring bone joint laxity

A system and device (110) for determining bone laxity. For example, the system includes a tracked probe (300) comprising at least one probe marker (310) and a computer assisted surgical (CAS) system (100). The CAS system includes a navigation system (130) and a processing device (110) operably connected to the navigation system and a computer readable medium configured to store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to receive location information from the navigation system, generate (820) a surgical plan comprising a post-operative laxity assumption (720), collect (850) first motion information related to movement of the joint through a first range of motion, collect (860) second motion information related to movement of the joint through a second range of motion, determine (870) a post-operative laxity (710), and compare the post-operative laxity and the post-operative laxity assumption to determine laxity results.

Predrilling guide for knee osteotomy fixation plate

A guide for guiding drill bits to form holes in a bone in a predetermined pattern for receiving fasteners to secure an implant to the bone is provided. The guide includes a guide body having a bone interface side opposite an operative side, the bone interface side having a bone contacting surface engageable with a surface of the bone. The guide also includes a plurality of drill guides extending from the operative side of the guide body for guiding corresponding drill bits, wherein the bone contacting surface of the guide body is configured to substantially conform to surface contours of the bone at a predetermined position on the bone. A method of designing the guide is also provided.