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US 10,621,289 · App. 15/650,165 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Personalized fit and functional designed medical prostheses and surgical instruments and methods for making

Inventor: James Schroeder (Waukesha, WI)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,621,289
App. No.
15/650,165
Filed
Jul 14, 2017
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2128
USPC
703/1
Abstract

Methods, devices and systems for virtual, remote and real-time collaboration between surgeons and engineers using system learning and intelligent and timely disbursement of design and performance information to engineering teams embarking on the preliminary design event of a personalized orthopaedic implant or personalize surgical instrument utilizing a case-based reasoning expert system. Additive manufacturing technology and statistically controlled advanced manufacturing processes quickly produce personalized medical devices worldwide.

Claims (49)

1. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

and

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength, wherein the subject profile includes:

subject-specific imaging, anthropometric data, whole body virtual 3D model for motion simulation and genomic data of the surgeon.

2. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

and

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength, wherein the transferring step further includes the step of:

transferring the subject profile and the associated case number to a design/manufacturing team to commence a preliminary virtual 3D design modeling event before the virtual 3D design model is produced.

3. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile; an

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength, wherein the transferring step further includes the step of:

transferring the subject profile and the associated case number to a design/manufacturing team to commence a preliminary virtual 3D design modeling event before the virtual 3D design model is produced; and

a case-based reasoning expert system data base for case-by-case system learning, for correlating simulation forecasting to actual said subject results and for presenting timely intelligent information to the design/manufacturing team commencing the preliminary design event.

4. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

and

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength; and

providing a virtual, remote and real-time collaboration event between the design/manufacturing team and additional medical personnel to review, validate and authorize a final virtual 3D design model of said subject.

5. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

and

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength; and

providing a haptics physical/graphical user interface for a said surgeon virtual and dynamic examining, design feature modifying and authorizing the virtual 3D design model which triggers to release to production.

6. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

and

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength; and

providing a virtual, remote and real-time collaboration between the subject and the design/manufacturing team to review and/or modify said virtual 3D design and to finalize the design of said instrument device, wherein if modifications by feature changes to the virtual 3D design are made, revalidation of the final design is executed using a hybrid model simulation consisting of finite element analysis and articulating joint/whole body motion simulation, surgical simulation, and/or CAS (computer assisted surgery) simulation.

7. A method for personalizing surgical instruments and instrumentation device, comprising the steps of:

generating a subject profile of a surgeon;

transferring the subject profile to a design and manufacture collaboration;

producing a virtual 3D design model of instrument referencing subject profile;

producing a surgical device that is configured to the subject profile including hand geometry, range of motion and upper body strength, wherein the transferring step further includes the step of:

transferring the subject profile and the associated case number to a design/manufacturing team to commence a preliminary virtual 3D design modeling event before the virtual 3D design model is produced; and

providing a haptics physical/graphical user interface for a said surgeon virtual and dynamic examining, design feature modifying and authorizing the virtual 3D design model which triggers to release to production for surgical instruments or instrumentation.

Continuity (5)
Division 14279585 · May 16, 2014
Division 13874948 · May 1, 2013
Division 12760850 · Apr 15, 2010
Provisional Application 61169572 · Apr 15, 2009
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