Method for verifying hard tissue location using implant imaging

    公开(公告)号:US12295762B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US18393365

    申请日:2023-12-21

    Abstract: A low radiation, intra-operative method using two-dimensional imaging to register the positions of surgical implants relative to their pre-operative planned positions. Intraoperatively, a pair of two-dimensional fluoroscope images in different planes or a single three-dimensional image is acquired and compared to a set of three-dimensional preoperative images, to allow registration of the implant region anatomy. A second set of intraoperative fluoroscope images is acquired of the surgical area with implants in place. The second set of images is compared with the first set of intraoperative images to ascertain alignment of the implants. Registration between first and second intraoperative image sets is accomplished using the implants themselves as fiducial markers, and the process repeated until an acceptable configuration of the implants is obtained. The method is particularly advantageous for spinal surgery.

    System for position and process verification in computer assisted surgery

    公开(公告)号:US12295668B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US17526967

    申请日:2021-11-15

    Abstract: Systems and methods for accurate determination of the position of an anatomic part of a subject in robotic assisted image-based surgery, using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to determine the position and orientation of the anatomical part of the subject. The intrinsic drift of the IMU, which would make the IMU position measurements inaccurate, can be reset to zero regularly, at points of time when the subject's body is stationary. This can be achieved when motion from the subject's breathing and from the heartbeat are essentially zero. Such positions occur respectively when the respiratory signal shows the position of the breathing cycle to be at the end of the expiration phase, and the heartbeat signal represents a time in the diastole period of the subject's electrocardiographic cycle. When these two signal moments coincide, the IMU is essentially stationary, and its drift reset to zero.

    HOUSING FOR A STERILE COVER AND A FILTER

    公开(公告)号:US20250143826A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US18835992

    申请日:2022-02-07

    Inventor: Zhinan Guo

    Abstract: A drape assembly (100) for a surgical instrument (108) is provided. The assembly (100) comprises a covering (106) having an outer perimeter and an opening (118) defining an inner perimeter. The covering (106) is configured to cover an instrument (108). The assembly (100) also comprises a housing (102) positioned within the opening (118) and connected to the inner perimeter. The housing (102) is configured to removably couple to the instrument (108). The assembly (100) also comprises an optical element (104) positioned within the housing (102).

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING AN IMAGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20250143816A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-08

    申请号:US19019223

    申请日:2025-01-13

    Inventor: Dany Junio

    Abstract: A method of aligning an imaging device in connection with robotic surgery includes causing a robot to position a reference target over a body of a patient; receiving image data from an imaging device; identifying, with an image processing algorithm, at least a first portion of an anatomical element in the image data; identifying, with a target detection algorithm, at least a first portion of a reference target in the image data; comparing a determined location of the imaging device, the reference target, and the anatomical element to yield a location determination and causing at least one of the robot to re-position the reference target or the imaging device to re-position.

    Device for improving the accuracy of manual operations

    公开(公告)号:US12103166B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17021723

    申请日:2020-09-15

    Inventor: Moshe Shoham

    Abstract: A hand held robotic system that remains stiff so long as it is operating within allowed limits, but which become actively controlled once the operator exceeds those limits. The system thus corrects deviations by more than a predetermined amount of the operator's hand motions, so that the tool remains in the allowed region even when the operator's hand deviates from the planned trajectory. The pose and path of the robotic operating head is ascertained by means of a navigation or tracking system, or by means of a proximity device to measure the closeness of the operating head to a damage sensitive feature. As the tool deviates from its predetermined path or pose, or comes too close to the hazardous area, the robot control acts to move the tool back to its predetermined pose or path, or away from the hazardous region, independently of user's hand movement.

    Drilling tool, systems, and methods
    100.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12076027B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17339708

    申请日:2021-06-04

    Abstract: A surgical tool comprises a dilator, a cutter, a retractable brush, and at least one retractable drill. The dilator is configured to dilate tissue of a patient and can be positioned in an undilated configuration or a dilated configuration. The cutter is configured to cut the tissue and is disposed at a distal end of the dilator. The cutter is configured to move between a cutting position when the dilator is in the undilated configuration and a non-cutting position when the dilator is in the dilated configuration. The retractable brush is configured to brush a surface of an anatomical element of the patient to remove matter from the surface. The at least one retractable drill is configured to drill into the anatomical element.

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