US 11,918,295 B2
Methods, systems, and devices for designing and manufacturing a spinal rod
Thomas Mosnier, Rochetaillee sur Saone (FR); and David N. Ryan, Rochetaillee sur Saone (FR)
Assigned to MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL, (FR)
Filed by Medicrea International, Rillieux-la-Pape (FR)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/495,264.
Application 17/495,264 is a continuation of application No. 16/721,325, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,197,719.
Application 16/721,325 is a continuation of application No. 16/389,258, filed on Apr. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,973,582.
Application 16/389,258 is a continuation of application No. 16/038,694, filed on Jul. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,314,657.
Application 16/038,694 is a continuation of application No. 15/694,227, filed on Sep. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,045,824.
Application 15/694,227 is a continuation of application No. 15/469,302, filed on Mar. 24, 2017, granted, now 9,782,228.
Application 15/469,302 is a continuation of application No. 15/024,150, granted, now 9,693,831, previously published as PCT/IB2014/065150, filed on Oct. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 1360208 (FR), filed on Oct. 18, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022965 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01)
CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/337 (2017.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30052 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
an electronic interface configured for accessing one or more images of the vertebral column of a patient;
the electronic interface configured for calculating curvatures of a first curved segment and a second curved segment of the vertebral column represented in the one or more images;
the electronic interface configured for generating a spinal rod specification based on the calculated curvatures, the generated spinal rod specification configured for use by a manufacturing apparatus to manufacture an implantable spinal rod comprising the calculated curvatures; and
the electronic interface configured for electronically transferring the generated spinal rod specification to a manufacturing system for producing the implantable spinal rod.