Automatic selection of cranial remodeling device trim lines
View Patent ↗A method and system for producing cranial remodeling devices to correct for head deformities in infants is described. The system operates on three dimensional digital captured data of a head to automatically provide trim line information for each cranial remodeling device.
1. A method for producing cranial remodeling devices to correct for cranial shape abnormalities comprising:
capturing a three dimensional digital image of a head to produce first digital data; and
fabricating a cranial remodeling device for said head; and
utilizing a neural network operating on said first digital data to automatically provide trim line information for said cranial remodeling device.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
utilizing a neural network operating on said first digital data to automatically generate data for fabricating said cranial remodeling device.
3. A method in accordance with claim 2 , comprising:
utilizing said first data to automatically produce a physical model of a modified head shape; and
utilizing said physical model to produce said cranial remodeling device.
4. A system for producing cranial remodeling devices to correct for cranial shape abnormalities comprising:
a digitizer operable to capture a digital image of a patient's head to produce first digital data;
a computer; and
one or more trainable computer programs operable on said computer and responsive to said first digital data to automatically provide cranial remodeling device information for use in fabricating a cranial remodeling device for said deformed head, said information comprising trim line information.
5. A system in accordance with claim 4 , wherein:
said one or more trainable computer programs comprise one or more neural networks.
6. A system in accordance with claim 4 , comprising:
a trim machine responsive to said computer to automatically trim a cranial remodeling device.
7. A system in accordance with claim 6 , comprising:
a milling machine responsive to said computer to produce a model of a modified head for use in fabricating said cranial remodeling device.
8. A method for producing cranial remodeling devices to correct for cranial shape abnormalities comprising:
capturing a three dimensional digital image of a head to produce first digital data; and
utilizing a plurality of neural networks responsive to said first digital data to automatically select a cranial remodeling device type, to automatically select a cranial remodeling device style and to automatically select cranial remodeling features for use in fabricating a cranial remodeling device for said head.
9. A method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein:
said cranial remodeling device type information includes device types for treatment of specific types of cranial deformities.
10. A method in accordance with claim 9 , wherein:
said specific types of cranial deformities comprise one or more of plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and scaphocephaly.
11. A method in accordance with claim 8 , wherein:
said cranial remodeling configuration style is selected from a group comprising a right side opening cranial remodeling band, a wide right side opening cranial remodeling band, a left side opening cranial remodeling band, and a wide left side opening cranial remodeling band.
12. A method for producing cranial remodeling devices to correct for cranial shape abnormalities comprising:
capturing a three dimensional digital image of a head to produce first digital data;
fabricating a cranial remodeling device for said head; and
utilizing a plurality of neural networks operating on said fast digital data to automatically select a cranial remodeling device type, a cranial remodeling device style and cranial remodeling device features.