Evaluation of implantation site for implantation of implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
- receive image data representing at least one image of a head of a patient;
evaluate, as a function of the at least one image, whether an implantation site under a scalp of the patient for a housing of an implantable medical device satisfies an implantation criterion, the implantable medical device including;
the housing, control electronics encased within the housing, and a lead coupled to the housing; and
disclose to a user whether the implantation site for the housing satisfies the implantation criterion;
wherein the instructions to evaluate, as a function of the at least one image, whether the implantation site satisfies the implantation criterion include instructions to identify, based on the at least one 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.
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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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45 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive image data representing at least one image of a head of a patient; evaluate, as a function of the at least one image, whether an implantation site under a scalp of the patient for a housing of an implantable medical device satisfies an implantation criterion, the implantable medical device including;
the housing, control electronics encased within the housing, and a lead coupled to the housing; anddisclose to a user whether the implantation site for the housing satisfies the implantation criterion; wherein the instructions to evaluate, as a function of the at least one image, whether the implantation site satisfies the implantation criterion include instructions to identify, based on the at least one 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving, with a computer system, image data representing at least one image of a head of a patient; evaluating, with the computer system, as a function of the at least one image, whether an implantation site under a scalp of the patient for a housing of an implantable medical device satisfies an implantation criterion, the implantable medical device including;
the housing, control electronics encased within the housing, and a lead coupled to the housing; anddisclosing to a user, with the computer system, whether the implantation site for the housing satisfies the implantation criterion; wherein evaluating, as a function of the at least one image, whether the implantation site satisfies the implantation criterion includes identifying, with the computer system, based on the at least one 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 evaluating, with the computer system, 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 (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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