IP Library Granted Patent US 10,123,839
Granted Patent B2
US 10,123,839 · App. 14/903,427 · Granted Nov 13, 2018

Systems and processes for pre-operative planning and precise bone removal for femoroacetabular impingement

Inventor: Nathan A. Netravali (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: THINK SURGICAL, INC.
A61B34/10A61B17/16A61B17/56A61B34/32A61B2017/1602A61B2017/564A61B2034/104A61B2034/105A61B2090/3966A61B2090/3975
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Patent No.
US 10,123,839
App. No.
14/903,427
Granted
Nov 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are systems and processes for performing femoroacetabular impingement hip surgery using a robotic system. In general, the processes may include receiving an image of the at least one bone; creating three-dimensional models of the at least one bone; determining the location of the at least one bone such that a precise orientation is known; Using software to automatically generate a volume of the at least one bone to be removed; automatically performing robotically controlled milling to remove the impinging at least one bone; and providing a simulated kinematic analysis of motion of the at least one bone after it is removed. The process may further include the step of receiving input from the user, determined manually by said user, based on the three dimensional-models of the at least one bone, to modify a volume of the at least one bone to be removed.

Claims (39)

1. A process for performing femoroacetabular impingement hip surgery by removing impinging bone from at least one bone using a robotic system comprising:

receiving an image of the at least one bone;

creating a three-dimensional models of the at least one bone;

determining the location and amount of the impinging bone to be removed around the acetabulum or femoral neck; and

automatically performing robotically controlled milling to remove the impinging bone to perform the hip surgery.

2. The process of claim 1 further comprising registering the location of the at least one bone during the hip surgery such that a precise position and an orientation of the at least one bone is known to the robotic system.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein a volume of the at least one bone to be removed is generated automatically by software based on a simulated kinematic analysis.

4. The process of claim 1 , further comprising receiving input from a user to modify a volume of the at least one bone to be removed.

5. The process of claim 1 wherein volume of the at least one bone to be removed is determined manually by the user based on the three-dimensional models of the at least one bone.

6. The process of claim 1 further comprising providing a simulated kinematic analysis of motion of the at least one bone after it is removed.

7. A system for performing the process of claim 1 .

8. A process for performing femoroacetabular impingement hip surgery by removing impinging bone from at least one bone using a robotic system comprising:

receiving an image of the at least one bone;

creating a three-dimensional models of the at least one bone;

determining the location and amount of the impinging bone to be removed around the acetabulum or femoral neck;

automatically performing robotically controlled milling to remove the impinging bone to perform the hip surgery; and

registering the location of the at least one bone during the hip surgery such that a precise orientation and position of the at least one bone is known to the robotic system.

9. The process of claim 8 , wherein a volume of the at least one bone to be removed is generated automatically by software based on a simulated kinematic analysis.

10. The process of claim 8 , further comprising receiving input from a user to modify a volume of the at least one bone to be removed.

11. The process of claim 8 , wherein volume of the at least one bone to be removed is determined manually by the user based on the three-dimensional models of the at least one bone.

12. The process of claim 8 , further comprising providing a simulated kinematic analysis of motion of the at least one bone after it is removed.

13. A process for performing femoroacetabular impingement hip surgery by removing impinging bone from at least one bone using a robotic system comprising:

receiving an image of the at least one bone;

creating a three-dimensional models of the at least one bone;

determining the location and amount of the impinging bone to be removed around the acetabulum or femoral neck;

automatically performing robotically controlled milling to remove the impinging bone to perform the hip surgery; and

automatically generating a volume of the at least one bone to be removed using software based on a simulated kinematic analysis.

14. The process of claim 13 , further comprising receiving input from a user to modify a volume of the at least one bone to be removed.

15. The process of claim 13 , wherein volume of the at least one bone to be removed is determined manually by the user based on the three-dimensional models of the at least one bone.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing a simulated kinematic analysis of motion of the at least one bone after it is removed.

17. A process for performing femoroacetabular impingement hip surgery by removing impinging bone from at least one bone using a robotic system comprising:

receiving an image of the at least one bone;

creating a three-dimensional models of the at least one bone;

determining the location and amount of the impinging bone to be removed around the acetabulum or femoral neck;

automatically performing robotically controlled milling to remove the impinging bone to perform the hip surgery; and

receiving input from a user, the input being determined manually by the user based on the three-dimensional models of the at least one bone, to modify said automatically generated volume of the at least one impinging bone to be removed.

18. The process of claim 17 further comprising registering the location of the at least one bone during the hip surgery such that a precise position and an orientation of the at least one bone is known to the robotic system.

19. The process of claim 17 , wherein volume of the at least one bone to be removed is determined manually by the user based on the three-dimensional models of the at least one bone.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising providing a simulated kinematic analysis of motion of the at least one bone after it is removed.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2025
From: THINK SURGICAL, INC.
To: CUREXO, INC.
Reel/Frame 069956/0850 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2016
From: NETRAVALI, NATHAN A
To: CUREXO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037590/0497 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2016
From: CUREXO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: THINK SURGICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 037590/0502 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61845307 · Jul 11, 2013
Related Publication 20160157936A1 · Jun 9, 2016