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Methods and apparatus for surgical planning

  • US 7,607,440 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2002
  • Issued: 10/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for simulating a robotic surgical procedure on a computer, the method comprising:

  • identifying a plurality of port optimization criteria;

    assigning numerical values to the port optimization criteria associated with each of at least two candidate port arrangements;

    computing a cost metric for each candidate port arrangement, the cost metric comprising a weighted combination of the numerical values assigned to the port optimization criteria for that candidate port arrangement;

    selecting the candidate port arrangement having an optimal value of the cost metric; and

    simulating a robotic surgical procedure on a human body with the selected candidate port arrangement as the arrangement of a plurality of surgical entry ports in the human body.

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