IP Library Granted Patent US 12,133,692
Granted Patent B2
US 12,133,692 · App. 17/977,098 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Systems and methods for implantation of spinal plate

Inventors: Jonathan Greenwald (Weston, FL); Ron Irwin (Stuart, FL)
Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
A61B34/10A61B17/025A61B17/1671A61B17/7059A61B17/808A61B34/20A61B34/30A61B34/37A61B34/76A61F2/442A61B2017/00119A61B2017/564A61B2034/107A61B2034/2055A61B2034/2059A61B2090/065A61B2090/502
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Patent No.
US 12,133,692
App. No.
17/977,098
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes tracking one or more of a plurality of bones of a patient, adjusting a relationship between the plurality of bones to a desired rotation between the plurality of bones, and creating an implant placement plan based on the relationship. The implant placement plan includes a placement of a plate across the plurality of bones. The method also includes robotically assisting preparation of the plurality of bones to receive the plate in accordance with the implant placement plan.

Claims (36)

1. A method, comprising:

tracking one or more of a plurality of bones of a patient;

adjusting a relationship between the plurality of bones to a desired rotation between the plurality of bones;

creating an implant placement plan based on the relationship, the implant placement plan comprising a placement of a plate across the plurality of bones; and

robotically assisting preparation of the plurality of bones to receive the plate in accordance with the implant placement plan.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bones comprise three or more bones.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the implant placement plan comprises planning a first cavity to be sculpted at a first bone of the plurality of bones and a second cavity to be sculpted at a second bone of the plurality of bones, the first cavity to receive a first portion of the plate and the second cavity to receive a second portion of the plate.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein creating the implant placement plan comprises planning the first cavity and the second cavity such that a top surface of the plate is planned to be substantially flush with surfaces of the first bone and the second bone.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein robotically assisting preparation of the plurality of bones to receive the plate comprises:

tracking a pose of a robotic device relative to the plurality of bones; and

controlling the robotic device based on the pose of the robotic device relative to the plurality of bones.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein robotically assisting preparation of the plurality of bones comprises providing force feedback via the robotic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the implant placement plan comprises defining a virtual cutting boundary; and

robotically assisting the preparation of the plurality of bones includes confining a pose of a robotic device based on the virtual cutting boundary.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the virtual cutting boundary corresponds to one or more dimensions of the plate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein robotically assisting preparation of the plurality of bones comprises creating a hole in a first bone of the plurality of bones, the hole configured to receive an engagement member to engage the plate with the first bone.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein creating the implant placement plan comprises selecting a plate model from a database of plate models, the plate model corresponding to a shape and a size of the plate to be used in the implant placement plan.

11. A robotically-assisted surgical system, comprising:

a tracking system configured to track one or more of a plurality of bones of a patient;

a robotic device configured to assist modification of the plurality of bones; and

circuitry programmed to:

obtain an adjusted relationship to a desired rotation between the plurality of bones;

obtain an implant placement plan based on the adjusted relationship, wherein the implant placement plan comprise a placement of a plate across the plurality of bones; and

control the robotic device to assist the modification of the plurality of bones to receive the plate in accordance with the implant placement plan.

12. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of bones comprise three or more bones.

13. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the implant placement plan comprises a first cavity to be sculpted at a first bone of the plurality of bones and a second cavity to be sculpted at a second bone of the plurality of bones, the first cavity to receive a first portion of the plate and the second cavity to receive a second portion of the plate.

14. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 13 , wherein the first cavity and the second cavity are planned such that a top surface of the plate is planned to be substantially flush with surfaces of the first bone and the second bone.

15. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein:

the tracking system is configured to track a pose of the robotic device relative to the plurality of bones; and

the circuitry is programmed to control the robotic device based on the pose for the robotic device relative to the plurality of bones.

16. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 15 , wherein the circuitry is programmed to control the robotic device to provide force feedback to a user of the robotic device.

17. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the implant placement plan comprises a virtual cutting boundary; and

the circuitry is programmed to constrain the robotic device based on the virtual cutting boundary.

18. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 17 , wherein the virtual cutting boundary corresponds to a shape of the plate.

19. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the robotic device is configured to prepare a hole in a first bone of the plurality of bones, the hole configured to receive an engagement member to engage the plate with the first bone.

20. The robotically-assisted surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the implant placement plan comprises a plate model selected from a database of plate models, the plate model corresponding to a shape and a size of the plate to be used in the implant placement plan.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2023
From: GREENWALD, JONATHAN; IRWIN, RON
To: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 16736614 · Jan 7, 2020
Continuation 16025462 · Jul 2, 2018
Division 14586192 · Dec 30, 2014
Provisional Application 61922627 · Dec 31, 2013
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