Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking

A surgical system, comprising:

• an implant device having an embedded force sensor, the implant device being configured to be inserted into a joint of a patient, the force sensor being configured to sense a force acting on the device, and the implant device being configured to collect data being indicative of force acting on the trial device;
• a memory storing pre-operative data regarding a plurality of patients, and post-operative data regarding the plurality of patients;
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• a processor configured to
• receive pre-operative data regarding a patient that includes at least one of preoperative pain data, pre-operative range-of-motion data, and pre-operative level-of-activity data,
• devise a plan based at least in part upon the received pre-operative data, the stored pre-operative data, the stored post-operative data, the plan including a desired implant device location in the patient,
• receive data from the sensor embedded in the implant device inserted into the patient during performance of a surgical procedure on the patient being performed at least in part based on the plan,
• receive post-operative data regarding the patient following performance of the surgical procedure, the post-operative data regarding the patient including at least one of postoperative pain data, post-operative range-of-motion data, and post-operative level-of-activity data,
• compare the pre-operative data regarding the patient and the post-operative data regarding the patient and determine, based on the comparison, whether the post-operative data indicates an improvement over the pre-operative data,
• wherein the post-operative pain data indicates an improvement by indicating less patient pain than the pre-operative pain data, the post-operative range-of-motion data indicates an improvement by indicating greater patient range of motion than die pre-operative range-of-motion data, and the post-operative level-of-activity data indicates an improvement by indicating greater patient level of activity than the pre-operative level-of-activity data,
• receive data from the implant device implanted within the patient, the data indicative of a post-implant location of the implant device in the patient,
• determining an implant location deviation by comparing the received post-implant location of the implant device in the patient to the desired implant device location,
• determine an effectiveness of the plan based at least in part upon the sensor data, the determined implant device location deviation, and the comparison of the pre-operative data regarding the patient and the post-operative data regarding the patient, and
• based on a result of the determining, adjust a physical characteristic of the implanted implant device within the patient,
• store the plan, implant adjustment information, and effectiveness information as future plan data to thereby improve future effectiveness of the plan with respect to at least one of pain of the patient, range-of-motion of the patient, and level-of-activity of the patient, and
• access and utilize the future plan data as part of a treatment of a subsequent patient.

A method of treating a patient, comprising:

• receiving pre-operative data regarding a patient, the pre-operative data including at least one of pre-operative pain data, pre-operative range-of-motion data, and pre-operative level-of-activity data;
• formulating a plan for treating the patient based on the pre-operative data, the plan including a desired implant location in the patient;
• collecting data from a sensor embedded in a trial orthopedic device inserted into a joint of the patient in accordance with the plan, the trial device having a force sensor embedded therein, the force sensor being configured to sense a force acting on the trial device, and the collected data being indicative of force acting on the trial device;
• receiving post-operative data regarding the patient following performance of a surgical procedure on the patient that implanted an implant into the patient and that was based at least in part upon the collected data, the post-operative data including at least one of post-operative pain data, post-operative range-of-motion data, and post-operative level-of-activity data;
• comparing the pre-operative data and the post-operative data and determining, based on the comparison, whether the post-operative data indicates and improvement over the pre-operative data,
• wherein the improvement in post-operative pain data is indicated by less patient pain than the pre-operative pain data,
• wherein the improvement in the post-operative range-of-motion data is indicated by greater patient range of motion than the pre-operative range-of-motion data, and
• wherein the improvement in the post-operative level-of-activity data is indicated by greater patient level of activity than the pre-operative level-of-activity data;
• receiving data from the implant within the patient indicative of a post-implant location of the implant in the patient;
• determining an implant location deviation by comparing the received post-implant location of the implant in the patient to the desired implant location;
• determining an effectiveness of the plan based upon the determined implant location deviation of the implant in the patient and based upon a comparison of the pre-operative data and the post-operative data;
• based on a result of the determining, adjusting a physical characteristic of the implant within the patient to thereby improve future effectiveness of the plan with respect to at least one of pain of the patient, range-of-motion of the patient, and level-of-activity of the patient;
• storing the plan, implant adjustment information, and effectiveness information as future plan data to thereby improve future effectiveness of the plan with respect to at least one of pain of the patient, range-of-motion of the patient, and level-of-activity of the patient;
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• accessing and utilizing the future plan data as part of a treatment of a subsequent patient.

A method of treating a patient, comprising:

• receiving pre-operative data regarding a patient indicative of a pre-operative pain level of the patient;
• storing the received pre-operative data;
• receiving operative data during performance of a surgical procedure on the patient that includes implanting an orthopedic device in the patient, the device having a sensor embedded therein, and the received operative data including data sensed by the sensor indicative of force acting on the orthopedic device;
• storing the received operative data;
• devising a plan based at least in part upon the stored operative data and the pre-operative data, the plan including a desired implant location in the patient;
• receiving post-operative data regarding the patient
• following performance of the surgical procedure on the patient that was performed at least in part based on the plan, the post-operative data including post-operative pain data indicative of a post-operative condition of the patient;
• storing the received post-operative data;
• evaluating the performance of the surgical procedure with respect to the patient's pain level to determine an improvement in the post-operative pain data by comparing the stored pre-operative data that is indicative of the pre-operative pain level of the patient, the stored operative data including the data sensed by the sensor, and the stored postoperative data that is indicative of the post-operative condition of the patient,
• wherein the improvement in post-operative pain data is indicated by less patient pain than the pre-operative pain data;
• receiving data from the orthopedic device within the patient indicative of a post-implant location of the implant in the patient;
• determining an orthopedic device location deviation by comparing the received post-implant location of the orthopedic device in the patient to the desired orthopedic device location;
• determining an effectiveness of the plan based at least in part upon the operative data, the determined implant location deviation, and the comparison of the pre-operative and post-operative data;
• based on a result of the evaluating, adjusting a physical characteristic of the implanted orthopedic device within the patient in order to reduce the post-operative pain level of the patient;
• storing the plan, implant adjustment information, and effectiveness information as future plan data to thereby improve future effectiveness of the plan with respect to at least one of pain of the patient, range-of-motion of the patient, and level-of-activity of the patient;
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• accessing and utilizing the future plan data as part of a treatment of a subsequent patient.