IMPLANTATION OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving an image of a head of a patient;
identifying physiological structure in the image, wherein the physiological structure includes one or more of skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within a scalp of the patient, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp;
evaluating an implantation site on the image for implantation of an implantable medical device based on the physiological structure, the implantable medical device including a housing encasing control electronics; and
indicating the implantation site is suitable for implantation of the medical device in the event the evaluation determines the implantation site to be suitable for implantation of the medical device.
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Abstract
In general, the invention is directed to strategies pertaining to implantation of an implantable medical device between a scalp and a skull of the patient. The invention pertains to collection of data such as data pertaining to the skull of the patient, the scalp of the patient, the vascular structure or neurological structures in the head of the patient, and the like. The data may be in the form of images, such as images generated by X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, CT-scan and fluoroscopy. A surgeon can use the collected data to determine, for example, whether the patient is a candidate for a cranial implantation, whether the patient'"'"'s skull and scalp can support the implantation, what configuration of device should be implanted, where the device should be implanted, and how the surgical incisions should be made.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an image of a head of a patient; identifying physiological structure in the image, wherein the physiological structure includes one or more of skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within a scalp of the patient, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp; evaluating an implantation site on the image for implantation of an implantable medical device based on the physiological structure, the implantable medical device including a housing encasing control electronics; and indicating the implantation site is suitable for implantation of the medical device in the event the evaluation determines the implantation site to be suitable for implantation of the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving an image of a head of a patient; identifying physiological structure in the image, wherein the physiological structure includes one or more of skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within a scalp of the patient, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp; evaluating an implantation site on the image for implantation of an implantable medical device based on the physiological structure, the implantable medical device including a housing encasing control electronics; and indicating the implantation site is not suitable for implantation of the medical device in the event the evaluation determines the implantation site is unsuitable for implantation of the medical device.
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27. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive an image of a head of a patient; evaluate, as a function of the image, whether an implantation site under a scalp of the patient for an implantable medical device satisfies an implantation criterion, the implantable medical device including a housing encasing control electronics; and disclose to a user whether the implantation site for the implantable medical device satisfies the implantation criterion; wherein the instructions to evaluate, as a function of the image, whether the implantation site satisfies the implantation criterion include instructions to identify, based on the image, one or more of skull curvature, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within the scalp, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp, and evaluate whether the implantation site satisfies the implantation criterion based on the one or more of the skull contour, skull thickness, scalp thickness, locations of one or more vascular structures within the scalp, or locations of one or more nerves within the scalp. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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