Granted Patent B1

US 12,265,373 · App. 18/635,610 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Inventors: Cambre Kelly (Durham, NC); Hannah White (Durham, NC)

Assignee: RESTOR3D, INC.

G05B19/4099A61F2/30942B33Y50/00B33Y80/00G06T7/55G16H30/20A61F2002/30011A61F2002/3092A61F2002/3093A61F2002/30952A61F2002/30985A61F2310/00011G05B2219/35134G06T2207/20081G06T2207/30004

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A medical device production process comprising:

populating a database with:

a plurality of patient anatomical representations;

a plurality of patient-specific device files, each of the plurality of patient-specific device files associated with at least one of the plurality of patient anatomical representations;

receiving a particular image package associated with a particular patient and including a series of image files associated with an anatomical feature of the particular patient;

extracting one or more aspects of the anatomical feature of the particular patient from the particular image package;

processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature via an artificial intelligence model to create a non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature comprising a plurality of data points based on the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, the plurality of patient anatomical representations, and the plurality of patient-specific device files;

generating a digital representation of at least one patient-specific device based on the non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature of the particular patient and the database; and

transmitting the digital representation to a 3D printer to print the at least one patient-specific device.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the at least one patient-specific device comprises a patient-specific implant.

3. The process of claim 1 , wherein the at least one patient-specific device comprises a patient-specific instrument.

4. The process of claim 1 , wherein the artificial intelligence model outputs a patient-specific device file based on a compilation of the plurality of patient-specific device files.

5. The process of claim 4 , wherein generating the digital representation of the at least one patient-specific device comprises processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, a 3D digital representation of the anatomical feature of the particular patient, and the plurality of patient-specific device files via the artificial intelligence model.

6. A medical device production process comprising:

populating a database with:

a plurality of patient anatomical representations;

a plurality of patient-specific device files, each of the plurality of patient-specific device files associated with at least one of the plurality of patient anatomical representations;

receiving a particular image package associated with a particular patient and including a series of image files associated with an anatomical feature of the particular patient;

extracting one or more aspects of the anatomical feature of the particular patient from the particular image package;

processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature via an artificial intelligence model to create a non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature comprising a plurality of data points based on the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, the plurality of patient anatomical representations, and the plurality of patient-specific device files;

generating a digital representation of at least one patient-specific device based on the non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature of the particular patient and the database; and

displaying the digital representation on a computer display screen.

7. The process of claim 6 further comprising:

receiving a second image file package comprising second patient anatomy data;

extracting one or more second aspects from the second patient anatomy data;

processing the one or more second aspects from the second patient anatomy data via the artificial intelligence model using one or more emphasis guidelines; and

generating a second digital representation of at least a portion of the second patient anatomy data.

8. The process of claim 7 , further comprising generating a CAD file for at least one patient-specific implant based on the second digital representation.

9. The process of claim 7 , further comprising generating a CAD file for at least one patient-specific instrument based on the second digital representation.

10. The process of claim 6 , further comprising generating a CAD file for the at least one patient-specific device.

11. A medical device production process comprising:

populating a database with:

a plurality of patient anatomical representations;

a plurality of patient-specific device files, each of the plurality of patient-specific device files associated with at least one of the plurality of patient anatomical representations;

receiving a particular image package associated with a particular patient and including a series of image files associated with an anatomical feature of the particular patient;

extracting one or more aspects of the anatomical feature of the particular patient from the particular image package;

processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature via an artificial intelligence model to create a non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature comprising a plurality of data points based on the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, the plurality of patient anatomical representations, and the plurality of patient-specific device files;

generating a digital representation of at least one patient-specific device based on the non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature of the particular patient and the database; and

generating a CAD file for the at least one patient-specific device.

12. The process of claim 11 , wherein generating the CAD file for the at least one patient-specific device is based on the digital representation of the at least one patient-specific device.

13. The process of claim 12 , wherein the at least one patient-specific device comprises a patient-specific implant.

14. The process of claim 12 , wherein the at least one patient-specific device comprises a patient-specific instrument.

15. The process of claim 11 , wherein generating the CAD file for the at least one patient-specific device comprises processing the at least one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, the digital representation of the at least one patient-specific device, and a DICOM file via the artificial intelligence model.

16. The process of claim 11 , further comprising:

generating a 3D digital representation of at least a portion of the patient anatomical feature;

comparing the 3D digital representation to a known 3D digital representation;

updating one or more emphasis guidelines of the artificial intelligence model based on the comparing step; and

upon determination that at least a portion of the 3D digital representation and at least a portion of the known 3D digital representation are within a preconfigured threshold, saving the updated one or more emphasis guidelines.

17. The process of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving a second image file package comprising second patient anatomy data;

extracting one or more second aspects from the second patient anatomy data;

processing the one or more second aspects from the second patient anatomy data via the artificial intelligence model using the updated one or more emphasis guidelines; and

generating a second digital representation of at least a portion of the second patient anatomy data.

18. The process of claim 17 , further comprising generating a CAD file for at least one patient-specific implant or instrument based on the second digital representation.

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