US 12,265,373 B1
Patient-specific medical devices and additive manufacturing processes for producing the same
Cambre Kelly, Durham, NC (US); and Hannah White, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to RESTOR3D, INC., Durham, NC (US)
Filed by RESTOR3D, INC., Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/635,610.
Application 18/635,610 is a continuation of application No. 18/454,580, filed on Aug. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,960,266.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01)
CPC G05B 19/4099 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30952 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35134 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A medical device production process comprising:
populating a database with:
a plurality of patient anatomical representations;
a plurality of patient-specific device files, each of the plurality of patient-specific device files associated with at least one of the plurality of patient anatomical representations;
receiving a particular image package associated with a particular patient and including a series of image files associated with an anatomical feature of the particular patient;
extracting one or more aspects of the anatomical feature of the particular patient from the particular image package;
processing the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature via an artificial intelligence model to create a non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature comprising a plurality of data points based on the one or more aspects of the anatomical feature, the plurality of patient anatomical representations, and the plurality of patient-specific device files;
generating a digital representation of at least one patient-specific device based on the non-rigid shape reference of the anatomical feature of the particular patient and the database; and
transmitting the digital representation to a 3D printer to print the at least one patient-specific device.