Methods and systems for diagnosing, treating, or tracking spinal disorders
First Claim
1. A method of performing a surgical procedure to treat a condition of a patient using implantable sensors, the method comprising:
- providing one or more implantable sensors, each sensor configured for implantation adjacent to an anatomical feature of the patient;
inserting one or more of the implantable sensors into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure;
imaging the patient to determine the relative positions of the one or more implantable sensors relative to the anatomical features of the patient and to generate an image of the patient including at least an image of the anatomical feature and the implantable sensors;
generating a model of the patient including at least a model of the anatomical feature based on the generated image of the patient and the determined relative positions of the implantable sensors;
tracking the positions of the implantable sensors over time relative to the anatomical feature;
selecting an implant to treat the condition of the patient based on the tracking of the implantable sensors;
inserting the determined implant into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure, said implant including a sensor therein; and
tracking the position of the implant relative to the at least one anatomical feature and the position of the sensor within the implant relative to at least one of the implantable sensors during insertion of the implant using the implantable sensors and the generated image and model.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for performing a surgical procedure using implantable sensors are disclosed. The method includes providing one or more implantable sensors, each sensor configured for implantation adjacent to an anatomical feature of a patient; imaging the patient to determine the relative positions of the one or more implantable sensors relative to the anatomical features of the patient; inserting an implant adjacent to at least one of the anatomical features; and tracking the position of the implant relative to the at least one anatomical feature during the inserting of the implant using the implantable sensors.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing a surgical procedure to treat a condition of a patient using implantable sensors, the method comprising:
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providing one or more implantable sensors, each sensor configured for implantation adjacent to an anatomical feature of the patient; inserting one or more of the implantable sensors into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure; imaging the patient to determine the relative positions of the one or more implantable sensors relative to the anatomical features of the patient and to generate an image of the patient including at least an image of the anatomical feature and the implantable sensors; generating a model of the patient including at least a model of the anatomical feature based on the generated image of the patient and the determined relative positions of the implantable sensors; tracking the positions of the implantable sensors over time relative to the anatomical feature; selecting an implant to treat the condition of the patient based on the tracking of the implantable sensors; inserting the determined implant into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure, said implant including a sensor therein; and tracking the position of the implant relative to the at least one anatomical feature and the position of the sensor within the implant relative to at least one of the implantable sensors during insertion of the implant using the implantable sensors and the generated image and model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of performing a surgical procedure to treat a condition of a patient using one or more sensors, the method comprising:
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securing one or more sensors to the patient adjacent to an anatomical feature of the patient; imaging the patient to determine the relative positions of the one or more sensors relative to the anatomical feature; tracking the positions of the sensors over time relative to the anatomical feature; selecting an implant to treat the condition of the patient based on the tracking of the sensors; inserting an implant into the patient; and tracking the position of the implant relative to the anatomical feature using the sensors. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of performing a surgical procedure to treat a condition of a patient using at least one sensor, the method comprising:
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positioning the at least one sensor within a housing having a bone engaging portion, said sensor configured to identify an orientation of the sensor during imaging; engaging the bone engaging portion of the housing with a vertebra of the patient; imaging the patient to determine the relative position of the sensor relative to the vertebra using the orientation of the sensor; tracking the positions of the sensor over time relative to the vertebra; selecting an implant to treat the condition of the patient based on the tracking of the sensor; inserting an implant adjacent to the vertebra; and tracking the position of the implant relative to the vertebra by correlating the relative position of the implant to the sensor to the vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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