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

  • US 10,166,019 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2015
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical method, comprising:

  • receiving data regarding tissue retraction in a performance of a virtual surgical procedure on a model of a patient;

    gathering tissue retraction data during performance of a surgical procedure on the patient indicative of an amount of pressure being placed on at least one of tissue and nerves as a result of retraction of a tissue using a retractor, the gathering including gathering data from at least one sensor coupled to the retractor;

    in real time with the performance of the surgical procedure, comparing the data received regarding tissue retraction in the performance of the virtual surgical procedure and the tissue retraction data gathered during the performance of the surgical procedure to determine if the tissue retraction data gathered during the performance of the surgical procedure has an intolerable variance from the data received regarding tissue retraction in the performance of the virtual surgical procedure;

    in response to determining that the tissue retraction data gathered during the performance of the surgical procedure has an intolerable variance from the data received regarding tissue retraction in the performance of the virtual surgical procedure, generating, using a processor of a computer system, an alert during the performance of the surgical procedure;

    using the processor of the computer system, determining during the performance of the surgical procedure whether the amount of pressure reaches a predetermined amount of pressure, the processor being operatively coupled to the at least one sensor; and

    in response to determining that the amount of pressure reaches the predetermined amount of pressure, the processor causing automatic engagement of a mechanical mechanism operatively coupled to the retractor and thereby preventing the amount of pressure from exceeding the predetermined amount of pressure;

    wherein the predetermined amount of pressure is based on data gathered regarding a plurality of surgical procedures previously performed on other patients.

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