Systems and methods for robotic infection treatment of a prosthesis
AssigneeMAKO Surgical Corp.
InventorsViktor Krebs, Peter Ebbitt, Snehal Kasodekar, Hyosig Kang
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Abstract
A method for debriding an infected implant area using a robotic-assisted surgery system. The method includes determining, by a processing circuit associated with a computer, an area to be debrided, the debridement area including at least a surface of an implant or patient tissue, and generating, by the processing circuit, a plan for debriding the debridement area. The method further includes controlling a debridement tool, by the robotic-assisted surgery system, while the debridement tool is used to carry out the debridement plan, and monitoring the debridement by the processing circuit.
Claims16
A method for irrigating an infected implant area, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processing circuit associated with a computer, an irrigation area to be irrigated, the irrigation area including at least a surface of an implant and patient tissue;
- irrigating, by an irrigation system, the irrigation area with a spray of an irrigation fluid;
- monitoring, by the processing circuit, debridement of the irrigation area via the spray of the irrigation fluid;
- and
- controlling, by the processing circuit, the irrigation system to automatically adjust a speed of the spray of the irrigation fluid from the irrigation system to provide a first speed when debridement is of the surface of the implant and a second speed when the debridement is of the patient tissue.
A method for irrigating an irrigation area comprising a surface of an implant and patient tissue, the method comprising:
- providing a spray of irrigation fluid from an irrigation tool to the irrigation area;
- and
- automatically adjusting, by processing circuitry, a speed of the spray of the irrigation fluid from the irrigation tool by providing a first spray speed when spraying the surface of the implant and a second spray speed when spraying the patient tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.