Patient-specific medical devices based on bone density and processes for producing the same
AssigneeRestor3D, Inc.
InventorBenjamin Wesorick
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Abstract
Systems and processes for designing and generating personalized surgical implants and devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the process includes generating patient-specific implants designed for increased osseointegration and improved surgical outcomes. In various embodiments, the process includes extracting patient-specific data with one or more aspects of an anatomical feature, processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature to identify and classify a deformity, create a density map of the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, and generating a patient-specific implant or device based on the deformity classification, the density map, or a combination thereof.
Claims17
A medical device production process comprising:
- populating a database with a plurality of patient-specific device files classified by one or more attributes associated with one or more anatomical features;
- receiving a 2D patient-specific grayscale image file associated with a shoulder of a patient;
- generate a 3D digital representation of the shoulder of a patient based on the 2D patient-specific grayscale image file using a non-rigid shape reference;
- processing the 3D digital representation of the shoulder including:
- identifying a deformity associated with the shoulder based on at least one of the one or more anatomical features;
- classifying the deformity of the shoulder based on an attribute of the one or more attributes;
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- determining a density mapping of the shoulder using an intelligent density mapping model, wherein the density mapping is determined on a voxel-by-voxel basis;
- retrieving at least one of the plurality of patient-specific device files classified by the attribute of the one or more attributes;
- creating an initial baseplate system design based on the at least one of the plurality of patient-specific device files, the initial baseplate system design comprising a fixation member and a plurality of screw holes, wherein each of the fixation member and the one or more screw holes are oriented at one or more angles;
- creating an updated baseplate system design by adjusting at least one angle of the one or more angles of each of the fixation member and the plurality of screw holes based on the density mapping;
- and
- transmitting a digital representation of at least a portion of the updated baseplate system design to a 3D printer for manufacturing at least a portion of a baseplate system based on the updated baseplate system design.
A medical device production process comprising:
- populating a database with a plurality of patient-specific device files classified by one or more attributes associated with one or more anatomical features;
- receiving a patient-specific grayscale image file associated with a shoulder of a patient;
- processing the patient-specific grayscale image file including:
- identifying a deformity associated with the shoulder based on at least one of the one or more anatomical features;
- classifying the deformity of the shoulder based on an attribute of the one or more attributes;
- and
- determining a density mapping of the shoulder using an intelligent density mapping model;
- retrieving at least one of the plurality of patient-specific device files classified by the attribute of the one or more attributes;
- creating an initial baseplate system design based on the at least one of the plurality of patient-specific device files, the initial baseplate system design comprising a fixation member at an angle;
- creating an updated baseplate system design by adjusting the angle of the fixation member based on the density mapping;
- and
- transmitting a digital representation of at least a portion of the updated baseplate system design to a 3D printer for manufacturing at least a portion of a baseplate system based on the updated baseplate system design.
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