Digital image analysis for robotic installation of surgical implants
US11547486B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Computer-implemented digital image analysis methods, apparatuses, and systems for robotic installation of surgical implants are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus plans a route within an anatomy of a patient from an incision site to a surgical implant site for robotic installation of a surgical implant. The apparatus uses digital imaging data to identify less-invasive installation paths and determine the dimensions of the surgical implant components being used. The apparatus segments the surgical implant into surgical implant subcomponents and modifies the surgical implant subcomponents, such that they can be inserted using the identified less-invasive installation paths.
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