Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatic software flow using instrument detection during computer-aided surgery
First Claim
1. A computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
- a processor capable of detecting a plurality of arrays, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument;
based at least in part on detecting at least one array using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for automatic software flow using instrument detection during a computer-aided surgery. At least system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor. The system can include a processor capable of detecting a plurality of arrays, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument. The processor is further capable of determining a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument, based at least in part on detecting at least one array using the sensor. In addition, the processor is capable of outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument.
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45 Claims
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1. A computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
a processor capable of detecting a plurality of arrays, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument;
based at least in part on detecting at least one array using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method performed by a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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associating a plurality of arrays with a plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument;
associating the plurality of surgical instruments with a plurality of surgical procedures, wherein each surgical instrument is associated with a respective surgical procedure;
associating the plurality of surgical procedures with a plurality of user interfaces, wherein each surgical procedure is associated with at least one respective user interface;
detecting at least one array;
based at least in part on detecting the array using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with a respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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a probe capable of contacting a portion of a plurality of arrays associated with a plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument; and
a processor capable of detecting the contacted portion of at least one array associated with a respective surgical instrument;
based at least in part on detection of the contacted portion of the array associated with the respective surgical instrument using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method performed by a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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associating a plurality of arrays with a plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument;
associating the plurality of surgical instruments with a plurality of surgical procedures, wherein each surgical instrument is associated with a respective surgical procedure;
associating the plurality of surgical procedures with a plurality of user interfaces, wherein each surgical procedure is associated with at least one respective user interface;
contacting a portion of at least one array with a probe;
detecting the contacted portion of the array;
based at least in part on detecting the contacted portion of the array using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with a respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and a sensor, comprising:
a processor capable of detecting a portion of a patient'"'"'s body;
detecting a plurality of arrays associated with plurality of surgical instruments, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument;
determining a position of at least one array associated with a respective surgical instrument; and
based at least in part on determining the position of the array with respect to the portion of the patient'"'"'s body using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with the position of a particular array associated with the respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method performed by a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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associating a plurality of arrays with a plurality of surgical instruments and a portion of a patient'"'"'s body, wherein each array is associated with a respective surgical instrument or a portion of the patient'"'"'s body;
associating the plurality of surgical instruments with a plurality of surgical procedures, wherein each surgical instrument is associated with a respective surgical procedure;
associating the plurality of surgical procedures with a plurality of user interfaces, wherein each surgical procedure is associated with at least one user interface;
detecting at least one array associated with a portion of the patient'"'"'s body;
detecting at least one array associated with a surgical instrument;
based at least in part on detecting the position of the array associated with a portion of the patient'"'"'s body relative to the array associated with a surgical instrument using the sensor, determining a respective surgical procedure associated with a respective surgical instrument; and
outputting via the screen at least one user interface associated with the respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A surgical method performed in conjunction with a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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manipulating a surgical instrument associated with an array, wherein the array can be detected by the at least one sensor; and
based at least in part on manipulating the particular array, receiving via the screen at least one user interface associated with a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument.
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44. A surgical method performed in conjunction with a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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manipulating a surgical instrument associated with an array, wherein the array can be detected by the at least one sensor;
contacting a probe with a portion of the array, wherein the contact of the probe with the array can be detected by the at least one sensor; and
based at least in part on detecting the contact of the probe with the array, receiving via the screen at least one user interface associated with a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument.
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45. A surgical method performed in conjunction with a computer-aided surgical navigational system with a display screen and at least one sensor, comprising:
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manipulating a portion of a patient'"'"'s body associated with a first array, wherein the first array can be detected by the at least one sensor;
manipulating a surgical instrument associated with a second array relative to the portion of the patient'"'"'s body, wherein the second array can be detected by the at least one sensor; and
based at least in part on the position of the surgical instrument relative to the portion of the patient'"'"'s body, receiving via the screen at least one user interface associated with a respective surgical procedure associated with the respective surgical instrument.
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