Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Integrating Scannable Codes in Medical Devices

• US 20140263674A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Conformis Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Conformis Incorporated
• Inventors: Cerveny, David
• Application Number:
  US14/216,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20140263674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/494
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding

Abstract

Disclosed herein are apparatus, systems and methods for incorporating scannable codes into the physical structure of implants, components, parts, and surgical tools for use in various stages of the product life cycle, from patient imaging, conceptual product design, inventory management, manufacturing, shipping, surgical implantation and/or patient follow up.

Claims

1. A method of incorporating a scannable code on a medical product, comprising:

selecting a medical product;

obtaining a scannable code;

identifying at least one location on a surface of the medical product suitable for integrating the scannable code within the identified location; and

incorporating the scannable code into the medical product, such that at least a portion of the scannable code extends below the surface of the medical product.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of incorporating the scannable code into the medical product comprises incorporating the scannable code into the medical product such that at least a portion of the scannable code is embedded below the surface of the medical product.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of incorporating the scannable code into the medical product comprises incorporating the scannable code into the medical product such that at least a portion of the scannable code is recessed below the surface of the medical product.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the scannable code is a one-dimensional code.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the scannable code is a two-dimensional code.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the scannable code is a three-dimensional code.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the three-dimensional code is a three-dimensional QR code.

8. A method of incorporating a scannable code on a medical product, comprising:

selecting a medical product;

obtaining a scannable code;

identifying at least one location on a surface of the medical product suitable for integrating the scannable code within the identified location; and

incorporating the scannable code into the medical product, such that at least a portion of the scannable code extends above the surface of the medical product.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the scannable code is a one-dimensional code.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the scannable code is a two-dimensional code.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the scannable code is a three-dimensional code.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the scannable code is a three-dimensional QR code.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the three-dimensional code is a three-dimensional matrix code.

14. A method of manufacturing a patient-specific medical product for treatment of a patient, comprising:

receiving patient-specific data;

designing at least one patient-specific feature of the medical product from the patient-specific data;

generating an electronic design drawing representing the medical product including the at least one patient-specific feature and including at least one surface;

obtaining a scannable code unique to the patient;

modifying the electronic design drawing to incorporate the scannable code into the surface; and

manufacturing the medical product using the modified electronic design drawing to create the medical product having the scannable code incorporated into the surface.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of manufacturing the medical product comprises manufacturing the medical product by additive manufacturing using the modified electronic design drawing to create the medical product having the scannable code incorporated into the surface.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of manufacturing the medical product comprises manufacturing the medical product by casting manufacturing using the modified electronic design drawing to create the medical product having the scannable code incorporated into the surface.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of manufacturing the medical product comprises manufacturing the medical product by CNC machining using the modified electronic design drawing to create the medical product having the scannable code incorporated into the surface.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the scannable code is a three-dimensional code.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein the scannable code is a three-dimensional QR code.

20. The method of claim 14 wherein the at least one patient-specific feature comprises a patient-specific surface.