Cutting machine for resizing raw implants during surgery
Provided is a method for forming an implant with an autonomous manufacturing device. The method includes accessing a first computer-readable reconstruction of a being's anatomy; accessing a second computer-readable reconstruction of an implant; accessing a third computer-readable reconstruction comprising the first computer-readable reconstruction superimposed with the second computer readable reconstruction; generating at least one computer-readable trace from a point cloud; and forming an implant with an autonomous manufacturing device, wherein the autonomous manufacturing device forms the implant into a shape defined by at least one dimension of the computer-readable trace.
1. A method for forming an implant with an autonomous manufacturing device, comprising:
accessing a first computer-readable reconstruction of a being's anatomy;
forming an implant corresponding to a portion of the being's anatomy, the implant comprising a polymer, a metal, a bioengineered material, or a combination thereof;
accessing a second computer-readable reconstruction of the implant;
resecting a portion of the being's anatomy creating a boundary defect defining the resected portion of the being's anatomy;
generating at least one computer-readable trace from a point cloud of the boundary defect of the being's anatomy with an anatomical feature removed; and
removing excess material from a periphery of the implant to form the implant into a shape defined by the computer-readable trace.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing includes causing an implant material-removal tool of an autonomous manufacturing device to remove the excess material from the implant.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising generating a projected trace from the computer-readable trace, wherein the projected trace comprises a 2D or 3D projected trace, and projecting the projected trace onto the implant.
4. The method of claim 3 , further including the step of accessing a third computer-readable reconstruction comprising the first computer-readable reconstruction superimposed with the second computer readable reconstruction.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer-readable trace includes information for generating signals to virtually constrain a human-guided cutting tool using an autonomous manufacturing device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the human-guided cutting tool using the autonomous manufacturing device is configured to provide haptic feedback.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing includes removing portions of the implant that are adjacent to a boundary defined by at least one dimension of the computer-readable trace.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising fitting the implant onto the being.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wherein the step of forming is performed by an autonomous manufacturing device.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of removing is performed by the autonomous manufacturing device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the autonomous manufacturing device comprises an articulating arm and an implant material-removal tool detachably connected to an end of the articulating arm.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the autonomous manufacturing device comprises an implant material-removal tool disposed on a nonstationary platform and a holding platform on which implant material is attached, wherein the nonstationary platform is configured to advance or retract the implant material-removal tool toward or away from the holding platform.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the implant material-removal tool comprises a cutting surface for cutting the implant material.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the implant material-removal tool comprises a laser for ablating the implant material.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the holding platform comprises a nonstationary platform.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the holding platform comprises a stationary platform.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing is performed by an autonomous manufacturing device comprising an implant material-removal tool.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the computer-readable trace includes information for generating signals to virtually constrain a human-guided cutting tool using the autonomous manufacturing device with the use of at least one of motor encoders, a position trackable element and/or an electromagnetic trackable element.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the human-guided cutting tool comprises a haptic device, wherein the haptic device receives signals generated in response to the signals generated by the at least one of motor encoders, a position trackable element and/or an electromagnetic trackable element in order to generate a haptic response provided by the human-guided cutting tool.
20. The method of claim 1 , the computer-readable trace comprises a virtual or visual representation of a geometry corresponding to a final shape of a resized implant.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the implant is formed with a curvature specific to that of the being's anatomy.
22. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of removing is performed by an autonomous manufacturing device comprising a multi-axis laser cutter machine.