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US 12,575,887 B2Granted
Surgical systems, anatomical models and associated methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsNick Metcalfe, Michael Moreland, Aaron Jerome Hewitt, Michael Charles Morris, George Rego, Gianna Christine Vega-Soto, Timothy J. Thompson
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical systems, devices and methods for planning and implementing surgical procedures. The systems and methods disclosed herein may be utilized to establish physical models of anatomy.
Claims19
A physical anatomical model comprising:
- a main body including a target zone and one or more warning zones adjacent to the target zone that cooperate to establish a construction representative of an anatomy;
- wherein the target zone has a property associated with a respective portion of the anatomy;
- and
- wherein each warning zone has a property that differs from a natural property of a respective portion of the anatomy and that differs from the property of the target zone.
1 more element
A method of rehearsing for a surgical procedure comprising:
- defining a virtual anatomical model associated with an anatomy;
- and
- forming a plurality of layers of material to establish a physical anatomical model representative of the virtual anatomical model, wherein the layers of material establish a target zone and one or more warning zones bounding the target zone, the target zone has a color that corresponds to a natural color of a respective portion of the anatomy, and each warning zone has a respective artificial color that establishes a visual contrast with the natural color associated with the target zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.