US 12,226,315 B2
Kinematic data-based patient-specific artificial discs, implants and associated systems and methods
Niall Patrick Casey, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Jeffrey Roh, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Carlsmed, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Carlsmed, Inc., La Jolla, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/987,113.
Prior Publication US 2022/0039965 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01)
CPC A61F 2/30942 (2013.01) [A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02)] 40 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for designing a patient-specific implant, the method comprising:
obtaining patient data, the patient data including:
image data of one or more regions of a patient's spine, wherein the image data depicts a native anatomical configuration of the one or more regions, and
kinematic data associated with the one or more regions of a patient's spine, wherein the kinematic data includes values for one or more kinematic parameters;
determining a target anatomical configuration for the one or more regions, wherein the target anatomical configuration is different than the native anatomical configuration; and
designing a patient-specific implant based at least in part on the target anatomical configuration and the kinematic parameter values, wherein, when the patient-specific implant is implanted in the patient, the patient-specific implant is configured to provide the target anatomical configuration while maintaining or improving the kinematic parameter values.