Surgical planning system and method

A system for generating an electronic surgical plan, the system comprising:

• an electronic memory storing one or more electronic data objects containing information about a patient to be operated upon;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the electronic memory, the one or more processors configured to:
• receive a request for a surgical plan from an ordering surgeon;
• create a computer-implemented two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) surface model of a portion of the patient's anatomy from the information contained in the one or more electronic data objects, wherein the one or more electronic data objects is at least one of a computed tomography (CT) image, a magnetic resonance image (MRI), or an X-ray image;
• analyze the computer-implemented 2D or 3D surface model to determine at least one of a dimension, a size, or a shape of the portion of the patient's anatomy;
• calculate, utilizing the at least one of the dimension, the size, or the shape, one or more adjustments to be made to an adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to (i) fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the portion of the patient's anatomy, and (ii) indicate an orientation of a prosthetic component relative to the portion of the patient's anatomy;
• generate an electronic surgical plan for the patient, the electronic surgical plan including instructions for performing a surgical procedure on the patient, where the instructions
• are customized to the patient based on the one or more electronic data objects containing information about the patient,
• specify the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument, and
• include the orientation calculated for the prosthetic component;
• store the electronic surgical plan;
• grant access to the electronic surgical plan to the ordering surgeon;
• and
• display, on a computer display, at least a portion of the electronic surgical plan including the computer-implemented 2D or 3D surface model of the portion of the patient's anatomy, the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument, and the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument,
• wherein the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument is suitable for reuse with different patients based on different adjustments that are made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions, the program instructions when executed by a processing element operable to:

• receive a request for a surgical plan from an ordering surgeon;
• receive one or more electronic data objects containing information about a patient to be operated upon;
• create a computer-implemented two-dimensional (2D) or a three-dimensional (3D) surface model of a portion of the patient's anatomy from the information contained in the one or more electronic data objects, wherein the one or more electronic data objects is at least one of a computed tomography (CT) image, a magnetic resonance image (MRI), or an X-ray image;
• analyze the computer-implemented 2D or 3D surface model to determine at least one of a dimension, a size, or a shape of the portion of the patient's anatomy;
• calculate, utilizing the at least one of the dimension, the size, or the shape, one or more adjustments to be made to an adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to (i) fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the portion of the patient's anatomy, and (ii) indicate an orientation of a prosthetic component relative to the portion of the patient's anatomy;
• generate an electronic surgical plan for the patient, the electronic surgical plan including instructions for performing a surgical procedure on the patient, where the instructions
• are customized to the patient based on the one or more electronic data objects containing information about the patient,
• specify the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument, and
• include the orientation calculated for the prosthetic component;
• store the electronic surgical plan;
• grant access to the electronic surgical plan to the ordering surgeon;
• and
• display, on a computer display, at least a portion of the electronic surgical plan including the computer-implemented 2D or 3D surface model of the portion of the patient's anatomy, the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument, and the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument,
• wherein the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument is suitable for reuse with different patients based on different adjustments that are made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument.