US 12,471,801 B2
Methods of selecting surgical implants and related devices
Neil Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US); Andrew Davison, Downingtown, PA (US); David Demski, Audubon, PA (US); Peter Govey, Ardmore, PA (US); Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); and Stephanie Wolfe, Hatfield, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/488,182.
Application 18/488,182 is a continuation of application No. 17/462,111, filed on Aug. 31, 2021, granted, now 11,786,144.
Application 17/462,111 is a continuation of application No. 15/809,110, filed on Nov. 10, 2017, granted, now 11,134,862, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049985 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); G16H 30/00 (2018.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/107 (2013.01) [A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); G16H 30/00 (2018.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2250/0064 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0078 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for selecting an optimal bone plate among a plurality of bone plates to be fixed to an anatomical surface of a patient, the system comprising:
a malleable template configured to be shaped to represent a three dimensional curve corresponding to an anatomical surface of a selected patient;
an imaging cradle having a first surface and a second surface laterally positioned from the first surface, the first and second surfaces defining a resting area for the shaped template;
a camera for taking a first image of the resting template at a first angle associated with the first surface and a second image of the resting template at a second angle associated with the second surface;
a computer configured to:
generate a three dimensional contour of the shaped template based on the first and second images,
compare the generated three dimensional contour against stored three dimensional contours of a plurality of bone plates for optimal fit, and
select one of the plurality of bone plates based on the comparison.