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US 12,419,697 · App. 18/235,551 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Robotic shoulder repair and reconstruction

Inventors: Orsa Britton (Warsaw, IN); Pierre Couture (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: MedTech S.A.
A61B34/20A61B34/30A61B34/35A61B34/70A61B90/06A61B90/50A61B17/1684A61B34/10A61B2034/105A61B2034/107A61B2034/108A61B2034/2046A61B2034/2055A61B34/32A61F2002/4633
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Patent No.
US 12,419,697
App. No.
18/235,551
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and surgical system for performing a surgical procedure. The surgical system includes a robotic system with a robotic arm having a surgical instrument attached thereto. A computer system of the robotic system receives at least one image and forms a model of a surgical area. A computer operated tracking system of the robotic system obtains position data related to a patient's bone from tracking elements. Based on the model of the surgical area and the tracked bone position, the robotic arm then performs the surgical procedure with the surgical instrument, and the robotic system adjusts the procedure as a result of the tracked bone position.

Claims (36)

1. A method for preparing a humeral bone for an implant, the method comprising:

tracking a humeral bone position within a three-dimensional space using a computer-operated tracking system of a robotic system;

receiving an image of the humeral bone;

reaming a canal within the humeral bone with a surgical instrument of a robotic system;

during reaming, tracking movement in the humeral bone position; and

adjusting position of the surgical instrument based on the movement in humeral bone position.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the robotic system comprises a first robotic arm having a reamer for reaming the canal in the humeral bone and a second arm having a gripping device to hold the humeral bone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaming the canal includes receiving guidance inputs via the surgical instrument.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reaming the canal includes limiting movements of the robotic arm in response to the guidance inputs received via the surgical instrument.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the limiting movement includes referencing a pre-operative plan to determine a set of reaming parameters.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reaming the canal includes overriding safety boundaries enforced by the robotic system via the guidance inputs.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising implanting a prosthesis into the canal within the humeral bone using a robotic arm of the robotic system.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the implanting the prosthesis includes positioning the prosthesis using the robotic arm.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the positioning the prosthesis includes adjusting depth, inclination and version in accordance with a pre-operative plan.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising stabilizing the prosthesis within the canal using the robotic arm during bone fragment reattachment.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the stabilizing the prosthesis includes:

monitoring prosthesis position and humeral bone position;

maintaining prosthesis orientation; and

maintaining prosthesis depth within the canal.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising placing, matingly, the bone fragments together with a second robotic arm of the robotic system based on a 3D shoulder model.

13. A method for robotically assisted shoulder repair, the method comprising:

accessing, with a robotic system, a pre-operative plan;

initializing the robotic system including registering a humeral bone within a three-dimensional space using a computer-operated tracking system of the robotic system;

reaming a canal within the humeral bone with a surgical instrument of a robotic system based on the pre-operative plan;

during reaming, tracking movement in the humeral bone position and adjusting position of the surgical instrument based on the movement in humeral bone position; and

implanting a prosthesis into the canal using a robotic arm of the robotic system.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising stabilizing the prosthesis within the canal using the robotic arm to facilitate bone fragment reattachment.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the stabilizing the prosthesis includes:

monitoring prosthesis position and humeral bone position;

maintaining prosthesis orientation; and

maintaining prosthesis depth within the canal.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising placing, matingly, the bone fragments together with a second robotic arm of the robotic system based on a 3D shoulder model.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein placing the bone fragments includes positioning the bone fragments within the surgical field.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein placing the bone fragments includes attaching the bone fragments to the prosthesis or a portion of the humeral bone.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the attaching the bone fragments includes manual or robotic suturing.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein placing the bone fragments includes tracking and identifying individual fragments within the surgical field using a stereo-optic visual tracking device mounted near an end effector of the robotic system.

Continuity (5)
Division 17218455 · Mar 31, 2021
Continuation 16210787 · Dec 5, 2018
Provisional Application 62688749 · Jun 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62595442 · Dec 6, 2017
Related Publication 20230389994A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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