Computer-assisted cranioplasty
US12268607B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30948
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a surgical method. The method includes detecting a location of a reference unit having a trackable element with a detector, the detector configured to provide at least one signal corresponding to a detected location of at least the reference unit's trackable element; accessing a computer-readable reconstruction of the being's anatomy; accessing a computer-readable reconstruction of an implant; detecting a location of a pointer tool comprising a trackable element with the detector, where the pointer tool is associated with a location of an anatomical feature of interest; accessing at least one computer-readable reconstruction of a trace, the trace corresponding to a geometry of the anatomical feature of interest; and superimposing the at least one updatable, computer-readable trace on the second computer-readable reconstruction of the implant.
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