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US 12,743,968 B2Granted
Fracture models, systems and associated methods
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsNick Metcalfe, David Knopf, Michael Moreland, Scott William Doody, Steven Jim DeLeon, Benjamin David Bernarding, Shervin F. Kazemi, David Yang, Gage Weimer
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to surgical systems, devices and methods for planning and implementing surgical procedures, including repair of fractures. The systems and methods disclosed herein may be utilized to establish physical models of anatomy.
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A physical anatomical model comprising:
- a main body including an external surface associated with an anatomical profile of a bone, and the main body including a fracture path that establishes one or more localized regions;
- wherein the main body includes a first volume and a fracture volume comprising material, the fracture volume is established along the fracture path such that the fracture volume is at least partially embedded in the first volume, and the fracture volume is weaker than the first volume to establish a frangible connection between adjacent portions of the main body;
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- wherein the main body is severable along the fracture path and the associated fracture volume to establish one or more fragments associated with the one or more localized regions.
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An orthopaedic system comprising:
- a physical anatomical model including a main body having a fracture path, wherein the main body includes a first volume and a fracture volume comprising material, the fracture volume is established along the fracture path such that the fracture volume is at least partially embedded in the first volume, and the fracture volume is weaker than the first volume to establish a frangible connection between adjacent portions of the main body;
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- a fracture tool adapted to cause the main body to sever along the fracture path and the associated fracture volume to establish one or more fragments.
A system for rehearsing a surgical procedure comprising:
- a computing device including one or more processors coupled to memory;
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- an additive manufacturing device;
- wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute a surgical environment, and the surgical environment is configured to:
- access a virtual anatomical model from the memory, the virtual anatomical model associated with an anatomy;
- cause the virtual anatomical model to be displayed in a graphical user interface;
- assign a fracture pattern to the virtual anatomical model based on one or more parameters;
- establish a fracture path based on the assigned fracture pattern;
- establish a fracture volume that follows the fracture path, wherein the virtual anatomical model includes a main body having a first volume and the fracture volume at least partially embedded in the first volume, and the fracture volume is weaker than the first volume to establish a frangible connection between adjacent portions of the main body;
- generate a configuration associated with a physical anatomical model representative of the virtual anatomical model;
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- communicate the configuration to the additive manufacturing device, wherein the additive manufacturing device is operable to form the physical anatomical model according to the configuration such that the physical anatomical model is severable along the fracture path and the associated fracture volume to establish one or more fragments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.