US 12,272,458 B2
Systems and methods for pre-operative procedure determination and outcome predicting
Randal Schulhauser, Phoenix, AZ (US); Richard L. Brown, Wharton, TX (US); Matthew M. Morrison, Cordova, TN (US); Patrick W. Kinzie, Glendale, AZ (US); Jeffrey R. VanRaaphorst, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Emily C. Byrne, Louisville, CO (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/442,432.
Application 18/442,432 is a continuation of application No. 17/519,657, filed on Nov. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,942,217.
Application 17/519,657 is a continuation of application No. 16/838,268, filed on Apr. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,200,981, issued on Dec. 14, 2021.
Application 16/838,268 is a continuation of application No. 16/410,488, filed on May 13, 2019, granted, now 10,665,337, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 16/410,488 is a continuation of application No. 14/945,208, filed on Nov. 18, 2015, granted, now 10,339,273, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0212840 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 40/67 (2018.01) [G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A spinal kinematics system comprising:
a positioning system configured to assist a patient to perform a bending motion, the positioning system comprising at least one imaging sensor configured to image and measure displacement of a first vertebra relative to one or more adjacent vertebrae of the patient as the patient performs the bending motion assisted by the positioning system; and
a control circuit having a processor and a memory, the control circuit configured to process information received from the positioning system;
wherein the control circuit is further configured to:
determine a range of motion score for the patient based on the measured displacement of the first vertebra;
access previously recorded pre-operative range of motion scores having corresponding outcome scores, the corresponding outcome scores indicative of whether an outcome of a procedure is positive;
determine differences between the range of motion score for the patient and the previously recorded pre-operative range of motion scores;
identify outcome scores corresponding to pre-operative range of motion scores that have determined differences within predetermined limits of the range of motion score for the patient; and
determine whether the procedure is recommended based on the identified outcome scores.