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US 2022/0031395 A1Published application
Surgical image system and method
AssigneeCapstone Surgical Technologies, LLC
InventorsPeter L. Bono, James D. Lark, John S. Scales, Thomas J. Lord
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Abstract
A surgical system and method are provided that is configured to effect substituting a high resolution image created pre-surgery for a lower resolution image created in real time during surgery and simulating the real time position of the surgical site.
Claims15
A method for monitoring the location of bones for robotic surgery comprising:
- inserting at least one electromagnetic sensor into a bone in a manner so that the electromagnetic sensor is visible when viewed in a computer tomographic scan;
- taking a computerized tomographic scan of the bone and surrounding area so that the electromagnetic sensor(s) are visible in the computerized tomographic scan;
- storing the computerized tomographic scan on an electronic media that is computer readable;
- providing a surgical robot having an arm including at least two axes of movement, the robot electrically connected to a computer for controlling the movement of the robot axes, the computer having an input device for inputting commands for robot movement, the computer including a storage medium for storing and recalling electronic data;
- connecting a monitor to the computer to receive electrical signals therefrom for visualizing operations performed by the computer;
- connecting an ultrasound probe to the surgical robot;
- utilizing the computer input device to cause the surgical robot to move the ultrasound probe to a position to capture an image of the at least one electromagnetic sensor which may include surrounding tissues;
- storing the ultrasound image on the computer storage medium;
- causing the computer to show the computerized tomographic image on the monitor;
- recalling and overlaying the ultrasound image upon the computer tomographic image;
- and
- resizing the images to match each other using the electromagnetic sensor(s) visible in both images.
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A method for monitoring the location of bones for robotic surgery comprising:
- inserting at least one electromagnetic sensor into a bone in a manner so that the electromagnetic sensor is visible when viewed in a radiographic scan;
- taking a computerized radiographic scan of the bone and surrounding area so that the electromagnetic sensor(s) are visible in the computerized radiographic scan;
- storing the computerized radiographic scan on an electronic media that is computer readable;
- providing a surgical robot having an arm including at least two axes of movement, the robot electrically connected to a computer for controlling the movement of the robot axes, the computer having an input device for inputting commands for robot movement, the computer including a storage medium for storing and recalling electronic data;
- connecting a monitor to the computer to receive electrical signals therefrom for visualizing operations performed by the computer;
- connecting an ultrasound probe to the surgical robot;
- utilizing the computer input device to cause the surgical robot to move the ultrasound probe to a position to capture an image of the at least one electromagnetic sensor which may include surrounding tissues;
- storing the ultrasound image on the computer storage medium;
- causing the computer to show the computerized radiographic image on the monitor;
- recalling and overlaying the ultrasound image upon the computerized radiographic image;
- and
- resizing the images to match each other using the electromagnetic sensor(s) visible in both images to assist in resizing the images.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.