AUTOMATED PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF IMPLANT PLACEMENT IN HUMAN BONE

    公开(公告)号:US20210322101A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17260096

    申请日:2018-08-30

    Applicant: Brainlab AG

    Abstract: A computer-assisted and automatic identification of possible cranial positions for any kind of implant is presented. In this method, skull data of the individual patient's skull are used as well as statistical skull data which include so-called skull avoidance zones. Further, a digital template of the implant is used to find these possible positions. The implant may be e.g. an IPG and/or the screws of a fixation frame, but these are only embodiments of implants and other implants may be used with the present invention as well. The computer-implemented medical method of the present invention removes the uncertainty whether a given patient can safely receive an implant, like for example a cranial IPG, which was previously only possible on the basis of human judgement. Furthermore, the present invention removes the uncertainty whether a given patient can be safely fixated in a stereotactic frame or a Mayfield head clamp. The present invention supports the localization of optimal implant location as well as neuro-navigation guided execution of surgery. This enhances safety and speed of the entire medical procedure, as will be explained in more detail hereinafter. The advantages described hereinbefore are in the same way realized by the computer program, the medical system and the navigation system for computer-assisted surgery of the present invention.

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