Powered Drill Assembly
Disclosed is a system and method for operating an assembly, such as a powered drill assembly. The assembly may be operated to provide feedback to the user regarding a selected position and/or condition of the powered drill system. The powered drill system may be used to power or drive a selected tool, such as a resection or grinding tool.
1 . A system to control operation of a drill, comprising:
a processor module configured to receive a sensor signal and execute instructions to operate the drill and alter an operation parameter of the drill based at least on the sensor signal;
wherein the sensor signal includes at least a first signal and a second signal;
wherein the operation of the drill includes at least a full rotation when the first signal is received and an oscillation when the second signal is received.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a voltage sensor configured to sense a back voltage to a motor of the drill;
wherein the first signal is a first back voltage and the second signal is a second back voltage.
3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a tracking device configured to be associated with the drill;
a navigation system configured to determine a pose of the drill based on tracking the tracking device; and
wherein the processor module is configured to execute further instructions to alter the operation parameter based on the determined pose of the drill;
wherein the operation parameter of the drill is selected based on both (i) the first signal or the second signal and (ii) the determined pose.
4 . The system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a boundary determination system configured to determine a boundary in an image;
wherein the operation parameters are altered based on the determined position of the drill relative to the boundary.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the boundary determination system comprises:
a display device configured to display an image; and
an input system configured to allow an input of a user regarding a boundary of at least a portion of displayed in the image.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an imaging system configured to image the subject; and
a boundary determination system configured to determine a boundary within the image.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the boundary determination system includes a user input to select at least a seed portion.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the oscillation parameter is selected at a distance relative to a boundary.
9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor operable to sense an electrical signal transmitted through a nerve;
wherein the processor module is further configured to receive a sensor signal from the sensor.
10 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the boundary determination system includes an image segmentation system configured to segment images of the subject.
11 . A system to control operation of a drill, comprising:
a sensor configured to sense an electrical signal transmitted through a nerve in a subject and transmit a sensor signal based thereon; and
a processor module configured to receive the sensor signal and execute instructions to operate the drill and alter an operation parameter of the drill based on the sensor signal;
wherein the sensor signal includes at least a first signal and a second signal.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first signal includes no nerve signal and the second signal includes a nerve signal.
13 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising:
a tracking device configured to be associated with the drill;
a navigation system configured to determine a pose of the drill based on tracking the tracking device; and
wherein the processor module is configured to execute further instructions to alter the operation parameter based on the determined pose of the drill;
wherein the operation parameter of the drill is selected based on both (i) the first sensor signal or the second sensor signal and (ii) the determined pose.
14 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising:
a boundary determination system configured to determine a boundary in an image;
wherein the operation parameters are altered based on the determined pose of the drill relative to the boundary.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the boundary determination system comprises:
a display device configured to display an image; and
an input system configured to allow an input of a user regarding a boundary of at least a portion of displayed in the image.
16 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
an imaging system configured to image the subject; and
a boundary determination system configured to determine a boundary within the image.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the boundary determination system includes a user input to select at least a seed portion.
18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the operation parameter is selected at a distance relative to the boundary in the image;
wherein the operation of the drill includes at least a full rotation when the first signal is received and an oscillation when the second signal is received.
19 . A method to control operation of a drill, comprising:
determining a sensor signal from a sensor configured to sense a condition relative to the drill;
determining a pose of the drill with a navigation system configured to determine a pose of the drill; and
controlling an operation of the drill according to a selected operation parameter, wherein controlling the operation includes executing instructions with a processor module to alter the operation parameter of the drill based on both (i) the determined pose of the drill and (ii) the sensor signal.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein determine the sensor signal includes at least one of:
an electrical signal transmitted through a nerve in a subject and transmit a sensor signal based thereon, or
at least one operation of a motor of the drill.
21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising:
determining a boundary in an image;
wherein controlling the operation of the instrument is based on both (i) the determined pose of the instrument relative to the boundary and (ii) the sensor signal.
22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
displaying the image; and
inputting a user selection regarding the boundary of at least a portion of displayed in the image.
23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein determining the boundary within the image includes receiving a user input to select at least a seed portion.
24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein controlling the operation of the drill includes at least a full rotation of the drill and an oscillation of the drill;
wherein the oscillation of the drill is selected at a distance relative to the determined boundary in the image.