US 11,918,308 B2
Systems and methods for facilitating robotic surgical procedures
Albert Kim, San Diego, CA (US); and Gregory Pellegrino, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Nuvasive, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,203.
Application 17/696,203 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/052512, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,340, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,379, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265373 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 34/25 (2016.02) [A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61B 2034/254 (2016.02); G06F 3/0334 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for using a robotic surgical system, the method comprising:
displaying a first image and a second image of a surgical site on a digital display using a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first image and the second image include an anatomical structure of a patient with different orientations;
superimposing a representation of a surgical tool on the anatomical structure in the first image and the second image using the GUI, wherein the representation includes color coding;
at one or more stages of a surgical procedure:
displaying a status indicator bar using the GUI, wherein the status indicator bar comprises a first icon including instructive information related to the surgical tool;
displaying a second icon using the GUI, the second icon including status information of the surgical procedure related to the one or more stages of the surgical procedure, wherein the status information includes a representation of one or more planned trajectories;
allowing a user to interact directly with the first icon based on the instructive information or allowing the user to provide an input to the robotic surgical system related to operation of the surgical tool based on the instructive information;
allowing a robotic arm to automatically move, approach the surgical tool, or move the surgical tool, based on the user interaction directly with the first icon at the GUI, the input provided by the user, or both until a pre-determined stopping criterion is met;
providing an audio cue, a visual cue, or both simultaneously to the user when the user is providing the input, the robotic arm is moving, or both;
prompting the user to a subsequent stage of the surgical procedure by updating the first icon, the second icon or both at the status indicator bar using the GUI if a status change criterion has been met; and
activating a skive detection unit and displaying a skive detection icon at the one or more stages of the surgical procedure, wherein the skive detection icon is color coded and includes a graphical meter that reflects level of skive at the skive detection unit.