US 12,458,443 B2
Systems and methods for planning a surgical procedure and evaluating the performance of a surgical procedure
Scott E. M. Frushour, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/412,970.
Application 18/412,970 is a continuation of application No. 17/553,328, filed on Dec. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,877,803.
Application 17/553,328 is a continuation of application No. 15/682,630, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 11,213,353, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148441 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); G06Q 50/22 (2024.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G16H 70/20 (2018.01)
CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G09B 23/28 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); A61B 2034/101 (2016.02); G16H 70/20 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for evaluating a surgical procedure, the system comprising:
at least one input device configured to receive, with respect to a surgical procedure under evaluation wherein at least one surgical instrument was utilized to perform the surgical procedure on tissue of a patient, surgical instrument information corresponding to the at least one surgical instrument utilized and procedure information corresponding to the surgical procedure performed on the tissue of the patient;
a processor configured to access at least one storage device storing a record for each of a plurality of previous surgical procedures wherein at least one surgical instrument was utilized to perform the surgical procedure on tissue of a patient, each record including: surgical instrument information corresponding to the at least one surgical instrument utilized in each of the plurality of previous surgical procedures and procedure information corresponding to each of the plurality of previous surgical procedures performed on the tissue of the patient; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
identify target previous surgical procedures from the plurality of previous surgical procedures at least by comparing the procedure information of the surgical procedure under evaluation with the procedure information of each of the records;
compare the surgical instrument information of the surgical procedure under evaluation with the surgical instrument information for each of the identified target previous surgical procedures; and
output a result of the comparison.