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Granted Patent B2
US 11,337,762 · App. 17/428,466 · Granted May 24, 2022

Patient-specific simulation data for robotic surgical planning

Inventors: Brian W. McKinnon (Arlington, TN); Ruxandra Cristiana Marinescu Tanasoca (Memphis, TN); Randy C. Winebarger (Southaven, MS); William L. Bowers, Jr. (Southaven, MS); James Bennett Wiebe, III (Coldwater, MS); Nathaniel Milton Lenz (Germantown, TN); Sean M. Haddock (Germantown, TN); Ryan Lloyd Landon (Olive Branch, MS); Shawn P. McGuan (San Clemente, CA); Constantinos Nikou (Monroeville, PA); Elizabeth Duxbury (San Clemente, CA)
Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc.; Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG; Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
A61B34/10A61B90/361A61B90/37G16H20/40A61B34/30A61B2034/102A61B2034/105
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Patent No.
US 11,337,762
App. No.
17/428,466
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for creating a patient-specific surgical plan includes receiving one or more pre-operative images of a patient having one or more infirmities affecting one or more anatomical joints, three-dimensional anatomical model of the one or more anatomical joints is created based on the one or more pre-operative images. One or more transfer functions and the three-dimensional anatomical model are used to identify a patient-specific implantation geometry that corrects the one or more infirmities. The transfer functions model performance of the one or more anatomical joints as a function of anatomical geometry and anatomical implantation features, surgical plan comprising the patient-specific implantation geometry may then be displayed.

Claims (27)

1. A system for creating a patient-specific surgical plan, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

create a three-dimensional anatomical model of one or more anatomical joints based on one or more pre-operative images of a patient having one or more infirmities affecting the one or more anatomical joints,

utilize one or more transfer functions and the three-dimensional anatomical model to identify a patient-specific implantation geometry that corrects the one or more infirmities, wherein the one or more transfer functions model performance of the one or more anatomical joints as a function of anatomical geometry and anatomical implantation features, and

generate a pre-operative surgical plan comprising the patient-specific implantation geometry;

a database storing the pre-operative surgical plan; and

a computer assisted surgical system comprising:

at least one computer configured to use the one or more transfer functions, the three-dimensional anatomical model, and additional patient anatomical data acquired during a surgical procedure to identify an updated patient-specific implantation geometry, and

a display configured to present an updated surgical plan comprising the updated patient-specific implantation geometry.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer assisted surgical system further comprises:

a probe for collecting the additional patient anatomical data during the surgical procedure by painting surfaces of one or more bones.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the additional patient anatomical data comprises one or more intra-operative images, and the computer assisted surgical system further comprises an imaging device for capturing the one or more intra-operative images during the surgical procedure.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pre-operative surgical plan comprises a knee arthroplasty surgical plan and the patient-specific implantation geometry comprises implantation poses for femoral and tibial components.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the pre-operative surgical plan further comprises recommended placement of dome or patellar buttons configured to achieve the implantation poses for the femoral and tibial components.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive motion capture data describing relative motion of one or more portions of the anatomy of the patient during a plurality of activities,

wherein the three-dimensional anatomical model of the one or more anatomical joints is further based on the motion capture data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional anatomical model of the anatomical joints comprises data related to one or more of sacral/pelvic geometry, femoral head/neck and acetabular cup geometry, femoral and tibial axes, condylar centers and sizes, existing condylar gaps, and patella size.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to generate the one or more transfer functions using a process comprising:

applying a Monte Carlo method to iteratively evaluate a plurality of possible implant geometries for correcting the one or more infirmities affecting the one or more anatomical joints, wherein each iteration of the Monte Carlo method applies the one or more transfer functions with a distinct set of parameters.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to generate the one or more transfer functions using a process comprising:

receiving a motion capture dataset generated by performing motion capture on an actor performing one or more tasks associated with one or more specified physical activities;

generating one or more joint motion profiles based on the motion capture dataset, wherein each joint motion profile comprises data related to positions of the one or more anatomical joints during completion of the one or more tasks;

loading a multibody model of bone and soft tissue that models performance of the one or more anatomical joints when used in conjunction with one or more anatomical implants;

executing one or more simulations of the multibody model using the joint motion profiles to generate one or more simulation results; and

using the one or more simulation results to generate the one or more transfer functions.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2021
From: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
To: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG; SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058240/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: MCKINNON, BRIAN W.; MARINESCU TANASOCA, RUXANDRA CRISTIANA; WINEBARGER, RANDY C.; BOWERS, WILLIAM L., JR.; LENZ, NATHANIEL MILTON; HADDOCK, SEAN M.; LANDON, RYAN LLOYD; MCGUAN, SHAWN P.; NIKOU, CONSTANTINOS; DUXBURY, ELIZABETH
To: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Reel/Frame 058232/0129 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2021
From: WIEBE, JAMES BENNETT, III
To: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Reel/Frame 058232/0232 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 62939946 · Nov 25, 2019
Provisional Application 62885673 · Aug 12, 2019
Provisional Application 62864663 · Jun 21, 2019
Provisional Application 62801245 · Feb 5, 2019
Provisional Application 62801257 · Feb 5, 2019
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