US 12,440,284 B2
Interactive tendon repair guide system
Laurence D. Higgins, Naples, FL (US); Oliver Hauck, Munich (DE); Coen Wijdicks, Naples, FL (US); and Christopher Adams, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/116,534.
Prior Publication US 2022/0175469 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/25 (2016.02) [A61B 34/10 (2016.02); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A tendon repair system, comprising:
a memory that stores instructions; and
a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving input of dimensions of a tear in a tendon;
generating a tear area size of the tear in the tendon based on the dimensions;
generating a number of tendon anchors that fit the tear area size;
generating a free healing area for the tendon to identify a superior free healing area, wherein the free healing area is an area not covered by the tendon anchors; and
generating output displayed on a graphical user interface to identify a superior number of tendon anchors and the superior free healing area.