Virtual surgery planning system and method
US10722310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/107
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein. According to one example, the method can comprise imaging a target location of an anatomy of a patient to collect image data regarding at least one of a bone size, a bone orientation and a bone shape of the patient, displaying based upon the collected image data one or more patient-specific characteristics of the anatomy of the patient, and determining one or more of a size, a shape and an orientation for at least one bone graft based at least in part upon the one or more patient-specific characteristics of the anatomy of the patient. The method can convert the one or more patient-specific characteristics of the anatomy of the patient to a setting for a cutting instrument.
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