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US 10,188,480 · App. 15/440,991 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Systems and methods for performing spine surgery

Inventors: Thomas U Scholl (San Diego, CA); Autumn Sutterlin (San Diego, CA); Elizabeth Blaylock (San Diego, CA); Donald J Blaskiewicz (San Diego, CA); Neill M Wright (San Diego, CA); Robert E Isaacs (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
A61B90/06A61B5/00A61B5/0082A61B5/1071A61B5/743A61B5/7475A61B6/461A61B6/487A61B17/7049A61B17/8863A61B18/18A61B34/00A61B34/10A61B90/00A61B90/361A61B2034/101A61B2034/104A61B2090/067
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,188,480
App. No.
15/440,991
Filed
Feb 23, 2017
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3773
USPC
606/279
Abstract

Systems and methods for a spinal surgical procedure are described. Specifically systems and methods for calculating global spinal alignment are described.

Claims (41)

1. A system for global alignment of a spine during spinal surgery, the system comprising an imaging device, a spatial tracking system, a bending device, and, a control unit configured to:

receive a planned target value of one or more spinal parameters;

based on the planned target value of the one or more spinal parameters, determine one or more ranges corresponding to a desired correction in at least one of (i) a sagittal alignment and (ii) a coronal alignment of the spine;

capture, via the imaging device and the spatial tracking system, one or more intraoperative fluoroscopy images;

measure an intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters according to the one or more captured intraoperative fluoroscopy images;

compare the intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters with the planned target value of the spinal parameters;

based on the comparison, determine that the intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters is within the one or more ranges and measure a location of one or more screws; and

calculate an instruction to bend a rod, via the bending device, to the location of the one or more screws.

2. A system for use during a surgical procedure, the system comprising:

an imaging device;

a rod bending device;

a control unit configured to:

obtain one or more preoperative measurements of an anatomical parameter of a patient;

obtain one or more planned target measurements of the anatomical parameter;

based on the planned target measurements of the anatomical parameter, determine one or more ranges corresponding to a desired correction in at least one of (i) a sagittal alignment and (ii) a coronal alignment of the spine;

obtain an intraoperative image from the imaging device;

measure an intraoperative measurement of the anatomical parameter; and

determine that the intraoperative measurement of the anatomical parameter is within the one or more ranges and calculate an instruction for bending a surgical rod.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the anatomical parameter is a chin brow vertical angle.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the chin brow axis is an angle of a patient's gaze relative to a horizontal position.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the control unit displays to a user a color indication of the angle of the gaze.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the anatomical parameter is a parameter correlated to a health related quality of life score.

7. The system of claim 2 , wherein the anatomical parameter is a parameter correlated to the alignment of a patient's head over the patient's pelvis.

8. A method for assessing global alignment of the spine during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:

inputting a planned target value of one or more spinal parameters into a control unit;

based on the planned target value of the one or more spinal parameters, determining one or more ranges corresponding to a desired correction in at least one of (i) a sagittal alignment and (ii) a coronal alignment of the spine;

capturing one or more intraoperative fluoroscopy images into the control unit;

measuring an intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters according to the one or more captured intraoperative fluoroscopy images;

comparing the intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters with the planned target value of the spinal parameters;

based on the comparison, determining that the intraoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters is within the one or more ranges and measuring a location of one or more screws;

calculating an instruction to bend a rod to the location of the one or more screws; and

bending the rod according to the instruction.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the spinal parameters is a chin brow vertical angle.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises locating a point on the brow, locating a point on the chin, calculating a line between the points, and calculating an angle between the line and a vertical axis.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising, calculating a preoperative value of the one or more spinal parameters.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising, calculating a second target value for the one or more spinal parameters based on the comparison of the intraoperative value with the planned target value.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the spinal parameters is a parameter correlated to a health related quality of life score.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the spinal parameter is a parameter correlated to the alignment of a patient's head over the patient's pelvis.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the spinal parameters is cervical sagittal vertical axis.

16. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the spinal parameters is T1 slope.

17. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the spinal parameters is cervical lordosis.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2020
From: NUVASIVE, INC.; NUVASIVE CLINICAL SERVICES MONITORING, INC.; NUVASIVE CLINICAL SERVICES, INC.; NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052918/0595 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2018
From: SCHOLL, THOMAS U.; SUTTERLIN, AUTUMN; BLAYLOCK, ELIZABETH; BLASKIEWICZ, DONALD J.; WRIGHT, NEILL M.; ISAACS, ROBERT E.
To: NUVASIVE, INC.
Reel/Frame 046812/0385 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded May 17, 2017
From: NUVASIVE, INC.; BIOTRONIC NATIONAL, LLC; NUVASIVE CLINICAL SERVICES MONITORING, INC.; NUVASIVE CLINICAL SERVICES, INC.; NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 042490/0236 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2017014626 · Jan 23, 2017
Provisional Application 62286166 · Jan 22, 2016
Related Publication 20170231710A1 · Aug 17, 2017
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