US 11,937,879 B2
Apparatus, system, and method for implanting surgical material
Jeffrey Roh, Seattle, WA (US); Justin Esterberg, Mesa, AZ (US); John Cronin, Jericho, VT (US); Seth Cronin, Essex Junction, VT (US); and Michael J. Baker, Georgia, VT (US)
Assigned to IX INNOVATION LLC, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by IX Innovation LLC, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/749,086.
Application 17/749,086 is a continuation of application No. 17/723,404, filed on Apr. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329790 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61M 37/00 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for implanting surgical material in a patient's body, the system comprising:
a laser cutter network comprising:
a laser cutter; and
a processor configured with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
capturing, with an imaging device, an image of an open area of the patient's body and an XY scale adjacent the open area of the patient's body;
creating, based at least in part on the captured image, a two-dimensional profile associated with the open area of the patient's body;
modifying the two-dimensional profile by adding one or more tabs at discrete locations along the two-dimensional profile, the one or more tabs expanding the two-dimensional profile at the discrete locations;
creating, with the laser cutter and based at least in part on the captured image, a customized implant substrate corresponding to the two-dimensional profile and the one or more tabs;
placing the customized implant substrate in the open area of the patient's body; and
sealing the open area, after placing the customized implant substrate in the open area.