IP Library Granted Patent US 11,816,831
Granted Patent B2
US 11,816,831 · App. 16/861,448 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

System and method for navigating and illustrating a procedure

Inventors: Matthew W. Koenig (Denver, CO); Marco Capote (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
G06T7/0012A61B34/20G06T7/11A61B5/055A61B6/032A61B6/037A61B6/4085A61B2034/2065G06T2200/24G06T2207/30052
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Patent No.
US 11,816,831
App. No.
16/861,448
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a system to assist in a procedure. During the procedure an object may be moved relative to a subject, such as being positioned and/or placed within a subject. The system and related method may be used to assist in displaying and/or determining a pose of the object relative to a subject, such as rigid portions of a subject.

Claims (74)

1. A method of planning an implant configuration for a procedure, comprising:

accessing an image data of a subject having at least a first portion having a first surface and a second portion having a second surface of the subject;

analyze a region of interest (ROI) between the first surface and the second surface;

determining a ROI volume geometry of the region of interest between the first surface and the second surface of the subject;

accessing a model of an object, the model including at least (i) a separate first rigid implant part of the object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a separate second configurable implant part of the object; and

analyzing the accessed model to determine whether the object may achieve the ROI volume geometry by determining a plurality of geometries of the object based upon the plurality of possible configurations of the second configurable implant part of the object; and

outputting a result of the analysis of the accessed model;

wherein the implant configuration includes the separate first rigid implant part and the separate second configurable implant part movable relative to the separate first rigid implant part;

wherein the separate first rigid implant part is represented by a rigid portion of the object of the model and the separate second configurable implant part is represented by a configurable portion of the object of the model;

wherein outputting the result includes determining if the object fills a selected threshold of the determined ROI volume geometry but not greater than the determined ROI volume geometry.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the region of interest in the image data with an input from a user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of possible configurations of the configurable portion of the object includes at least one of a range of motion of the configurable portion, a plastic deformation range of the configurable portion, and elastic deformation range of the configurable portion, or combinations thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the result includes outputting that the object may positively achieve the ROI volume geometry within a selected threshold or outputting that the object may not achieve the ROI volume geometry within the selected threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

evaluating for the implant configuration the object based on the output result of the analysis of the accessed model.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the model of the object is a first model of a first object, the method further comprising:

accessing a second model of a second object, wherein the second model of the second object includes at least (i) a dimension of a rigid portion of the second object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a configurable portion of the second object; and

analyzing the accessed second model to determine whether the second object may achieve the ROI volume geometry based on the accessed second model; and

outputting a result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

comparing the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model; and

outputting a comparison result of the comparing the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining an optimal fit of the first object or the second object to the ROI volume geometry based on the comparing the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the model is a first model and the object is a first object, the method further comprising:

determining whether the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model matches the ROI volume geometry within a selected threshold;

if the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model is outside the selected threshold match of the ROI volume geometry:

accessing a second model of a second object, wherein the second model of the second object includes at least (i) a dimension of a rigid portion of the second object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a configurable portion of the second object; and

analyzing the accessed second model to determine whether the second object may achieve the ROI volume geometry based on the accessed second model; and

outputting a result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

10. A system for planning an implant configuration for a procedure, comprising:

a processor system configured to execute instructions to:

access an image data of a subject having at least a first portion having a first surface and a second portion having a second surface of the subject;

analyze a region of interest (ROI) between the first surface and the second surface;

analyze a ROI volume geometry of the region of interest between the first surface and the second surface of the subject;

accessing a model of an object, the model including at least (i) a separate first rigid implant part of the object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a separate second configurable implant part of the object; and

analyze the accessed model to determine whether the object may achieve the ROI volume geometry by determining a plurality of geometries of the object based upon the plurality of possible configurations of the second configurable implant part of the object; and

output a result of the analysis of the accessed model; and an output device to receive the output;

wherein the implant configuration includes the separate first rigid implant part and the separate second configurable implant part movable relative to the separate first rigid implant part;

wherein the separate first rigid implant part is represented by a rigid portion of the object of the model and the separate second configurable implant part is represented by a configurable portion to the object of the model;

wherein outputting the result includes determining if the object fills a selected threshold of the determined ROI volume geometry but not greater than the determined ROI volume geometry.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

a user input device to input a selection of the region of interest in the image data with an input from a user.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein output device is operable to display whether the object is able to achieve the ROI volume geometry within a selected threshold.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the model of the object is a first model of a first object, and wherein the processor system is configured to execute further instructions to:

access a second model of a second object, wherein the second model of the second object includes at least (i) a dimension of a rigid portion of the second object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a configurable portion of the second object; and

analyze the accessed second model to determine whether the second object may achieve the ROI volume geometry based on the accessed second model; and

output a result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor system is configured to execute further instructions to:

compare the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model; and

output a comparison result of the comparing the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor system is configured to execute further instructions to:

determine an optimal fit of the first object or the second object to the ROI volume geometry based on the comparing the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model and the output result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the model of the object is a first model of a first object, and wherein the processor system is configured to execute further instructions to:

determine whether the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model matches the ROI volume geometry within a selected threshold;

if the output result of the analysis of the accessed first model is outside the selected threshold match of the ROI volume geometry:

access a second model of a second object, wherein the second model of the second object includes at least (i) a dimension of a rigid portion of the second object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a configurable portion of the second object; and

analyze the accessed second model to determine whether the second object may achieve the ROI volume geometry based on the accessed second model; and

output a result of the analysis of the accessed second model.

17. A method of planning an implant configuration for a procedure, comprising:

accessing an image data of a subject having at least a first portion having a first surface and a second portion having a second surface of the subject;

analyze a region of interest (ROI) between the first suface and the second surface;

determining a ROI volume geometry of the region of interest between the first surface and the second surface of the subject;

accessing a model of an object, the model including at least (i) a separate first rigid implant part of the object and (ii) a plurality of possible configurations of a separate second configurable implant part of the object; and

analyzing the accessed model to determine an optimal fit of the object to achieve the ROI volume geometry by determining a plurality of geometries of the object based upon the plurality of possible configurations of the second configurable implant part of the object; and

outputting a result of the analysis of the accessed model;

wherein the implant configuration includes the separate first rigid implant part and the separate second configurable implant part movable relative to the separate first rigid implant part;

wherein the separate first rigid implant part is represented by a rigid portion of the object of the model and the separate second configurable implant part is represented by a configurable portion to the object of the model;

wherein outputting the result includes determining if the object fills a selected threshold of the determined ROI volume geometry but not greater than the determined ROI volume geometry.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the object comprises a first object and a second object and the model comprises a first model and a second model;

wherein the first model includes (i) a first dimension of a first rigid portion of the first object and (ii) a first plurality of possible configurations of a first configurable portion of the first object;

wherein the second model includes (i) a second dimension of a second rigid portion of the second object and (ii) a second plurality of possible configurations of a second configurable portion of the second object.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein analyzing the accessed model includes analyzing the first model and the second model to determine the optimal fit of at least one of the first object or the second object to achieve the ROI volume geometry.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2020
From: KOENIG, MATTHEW W.; CAPOTE, MARCO
To: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Reel/Frame 053446/0205 →
Continuity (1)
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