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US 2020/0268449 A1Published application
Tool and method to evaluate safety and angular ranges of pins and screws used for pelvic fixation
AssigneeBoard of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
InventorsGiovanni Francesco SOLITRO, Massimo MORANDI, R. Shane BARTON
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Abstract
A method of treating one of fractures and disfunctions of a pelvic ring of a patient comprising scanning a patient with a transdermal scan, determining, via a machine, from the scan an optimal range of angles of entry and sizes of screw to insert into the patient, communicating the optimal range to a surgeon, and inserting the screw into the patient.
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A method of treating one of fractures and disfunctions of a pelvic ring of a patient comprising:
- scanning a patient with a transdermal scan;
- determining, via a machine, from the scan an optimal range of angles of entry and sizes of screw to insert into the patient;
- communicating the optimal range to a surgeon;
- and
- inserting the screw into the patient.
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