Method and apparatus for preparing for a surgical procedure
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which when executed on a computer perform a method comprising:
- creating a three-dimensional bone model of a subject bone of a patient;
comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model, wherein the at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model is a negative space reference anatomic model representing the shape of a void in an anatomically normal bone corresponding to the subject bone of the patient, and the step of comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model includes the step of mating the at least one reference anatomic model to the bone model;
identifying at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model; and
specifying at least one desired subject bone structural change to produce a modified bone model responsive to the step of identifying the at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model, the modified bone model incorporating the at least one desired subject bone structural change configured to bring the subject bone of the patient closer to a normal anatomic bone structure represented by the at least one reference anatomic model.
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Abstract
A method of preparing for a surgical procedure includes creating a three-dimensional bone model of a subject bone of a patient. At least a portion of the bone model is compared to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model. At least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model is identified. At least one desired subject bone structural change is specified to produce a modified bone model responsive to the step of identifying at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model. An apparatus for preparing for a surgical procedure is also provided.
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26 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions which when executed on a computer perform a method comprising:
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creating a three-dimensional bone model of a subject bone of a patient; comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model, wherein the at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model is a negative space reference anatomic model representing the shape of a void in an anatomically normal bone corresponding to the subject bone of the patient, and the step of comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model includes the step of mating the at least one reference anatomic model to the bone model; identifying at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model; and specifying at least one desired subject bone structural change to produce a modified bone model responsive to the step of identifying the at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model, the modified bone model incorporating the at least one desired subject bone structural change configured to bring the subject bone of the patient closer to a normal anatomic bone structure represented by the at least one reference anatomic model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing a shoulder arthroplasty, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a scapula of a patient, the scapula being a subject bone; creating, using a computer, a three-dimensional bone model of at least a portion of the scapula of the patient; comparing, using the computer, at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model, wherein the at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model is a predefined glenoid vault negative space model, and the step of comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model includes the step of mating the predefined glenoid vault negative space model with a glenoid vault portion of the bone model of the scapula; identifying, using the computer, at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model; specifying, using the computer, at least one desired subject bone structural change to produce a modified bone model responsive to the step of identifying the at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model, the modified bone model incorporating the at least one desired subject bone structural change configured to bring the subject bone of the patient closer to a normal anatomic bone structure represented by the at least one reference anatomic model; selecting a prosthetic shoulder joint component based at least partially upon the predefined glenoid vault negative space model; adapting the scapula of the patient responsive to the step of specifying at least one desired subject bone structural change to produce a modified bone model; and mating the scapula with the prosthetic shoulder joint component. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A joint surgery preparation tool, comprising:
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means for creating a three-dimensional bone model of a subject bone of a patient; means for comparing at least a portion of the bone model to at least one three-dimensional reference anatomic model, wherein the at least one reference anatomic model is a negative space reference anatomic model, representing the shape of a void in an anatomically normal bone corresponding to the subject bone of the patient, the means for comparing including means for mating the at least one reference anatomic model to the bone model; means for identifying at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model; and means for specifying at least one desired subject bone structural change to produce a modified bone model responsive to the means for identifying the at least one structural difference between the bone model and the at least one reference anatomic model, the modified bone model incorporating at least one desired subject bone structural change configured to bring the subject bone of the patient closer to a normal anatomic bone structure represented by the at least one reference anatomic model. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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