Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Depuy Spine, Inc.

Depuy Sunthes Products, Llc.

William J Frasier

Connie Marchek

Nicholas Pavento

John Riley Hawkins

Mark T Hall

Sara Dziedzic

Namal Nawana

Matthew Parsons

Jennifer DiPietro

Dennis Chien

Michael Alan Fisher

Thomas E Martin

William C Horton

Christopher Andrew Nordstrom

Michael J O'Neil

Hassan A Serhan

Roman Lomeli

Douglas Raymond

Sean P Selover

Michael Mahoney

Timothy Beardsley

Jonathan Bellas

John Paul Griffin

Cody Cranson

Sean Saidha

Thomas J Runco

Robert Brik

Marc Puls

Holly Brideau

Michael Zajack

Max Reinhardt

Anne Drzyzga

Christopher L Ramsay

David Greg Anderson

Zoher S Bootwala

Michael C Gorhan

Robert E Sommerich

Paul S Maguire

James Paiva

Paul G Beaudoin

Patrick Fatyol

Michelle LeClerc

Laura Wilson

Richard Patrick Courtis

Mary Louise Fowler

Shreedhar Kale

Michelle LaWare

John Olkowski

Richard C Pellegrino

Michael Andrew Slivka

Shawn D Stad

Kevin Lee

David D Konieczynski

Thibault Chandanson

Steven C Ludwig

Tarik Yardibi

Anthony R Carlone

Glen Arthur Presbrey

Michael A DeFusco

Klaus Radermacher

Stephen Connolly

James J Roveda

Brice Dudley, Jr

Shinikequa White

Brian Murphy

Manuel Vossel

Lukas Theisgen

Matias De La Fuente Klein

Ginger Boyer

Anne Kothari

Tina Easterbrooks

Narendren Renganathan

Surgical systems and methods are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a system having a coupling system disposed on a distal end portion of a surgical robot arm that secures a navigation array to the robot arm in a plurality of different orientations. The system further includes a navigation system configured to determine a precise location of the distal end portion by measuring a precise location of the navigation array by visually observing the navigation array, receiving a location of the coupling system via one or more encoders in the robot arm, determining the orientation of the navigation array relative to the robot arm based on the visual observation of the navigation array and the received location of the coupling system, and determining the precise location of the distal end portion of the surgical robot arm based on a known spatial relationship between the distal end portion and the coupling system.

Systems and methods for using surgical robots with navigation arrays

Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for surgical instruments, systems, and methods for preventing skiving of a drilling instrument during a robotic or robot-assisted surgery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a scan of a patient's anatomy can be performed to produce a model of the bone to be drilled into and analysis of the surface can determine if the curvature is such that, if a target trajectory for a bore were followed, skiving of the drilling instrument is likely. If so, an alternate anti-skiving trajectory can be determined. The anti-skiving trajectory of a bore differs from the target trajectory by at least one of entry point, diameter, axis, or depth.

Surgical robot with anti-skive feature

Various systems and methods are provided for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking. In general, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment. In one embodiment, a patient and one or more medical professionals involved with treating the patient can electronically access a comprehensive treatment planning, support, and review system. The system can provide recommendations regarding diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment based on data gathered from the patient and the medical professional(s). The system can manage the tracking of multiple patients, thereby allowing for data comparison between similar aspects of medical treatments and for learning over time through continual data gathering, analysis, and assimilation to decision-making algorithms.

Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking

Sterile connectors for robotic or robot-assisted surgery and related systems and methods can be used to establish a sterile barrier between a non-sterile robot arm and a surgical site. More particularly, a sterile connector can include a first component connector to couple to a distal end of a robot arm, a second component connector to couple to an end effector, and a sterile drape extending from the sterile connector. The sterile drape can drape the robot arm and can maintain a sterile barrier around the robot arm throughout the course of a surgical procedure. In this manner, an end effector can be swapped out during the procedure without the need to re-drape or re-establish the sterile surgical field. In some embodiments, the sterile connector can facilitate the passage of electrical signals and/or light between the sterile connector and at least one of the robot arm and end effector.

Surgical robotic systems including a sterile connector and related methods

Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and, functional recovery tracking

Electronic devices that detect their position and/or orientation with respect to earth's frame of reference are described. A coupler can removeably maintain the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can have a housing and the coupler can be included on the housing and arranged to physically connect the housing of the electronic device to the housing of at least one other electronic device. Alternatively, the coupler can be a packaging that maintains the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can be calibrated using the orientation or position information obtained by other electronic devices maintained by the coupler. Further, each electronic device can include a power source that remains inactive until the device is ready for use.

Method and apparatus for intraoperative measurements of anatomical orientation

An interbody fusion device having an accordion-like structure, wherein the device in inserted into the disc space in its collapsed configuration and then expanded into its expanded configuration by compressing the accordion-like portion of the device. In some embodiments, a pre-formed tube with an accordion-like structure over a portion of its length is inserted in a relaxed (collapsed) configuration, giving the tube a minimum possible diameter. This tube has a cable running through it that is fixed to a distal end portion of the tube and extends past the proximal end portion of the tube to the outside of the patient. Once the tube is positioned on the rim of the endplate, the proximal end of the cable is pulled, thereby tensioning the cable and causing the accordion portion of the tube to become shorter in length but larger in diameter.

Bellows-like expandable interbody fusion cage

An intervertebral implant inserter, comprising:

Expandable trials

Accuracy enhancing systems, devices and methods are provided using data obtained from inertial measurement units (IMUs). IMUs are provided on one or more of a patient, surgical table, surgical instruments, imaging devices, navigation systems, and the like. Data from sensors in each IMU is collected and used to calculate absolute and relative positions of the patient, surgical table, surgical instruments, imaging devices, and navigation systems on which the IMUs are provided. The data generated by the IMUs can be coupled with medical images and camera vision, among other information, to generate and/or provide surgical navigation, alignment of imaging systems, pre-operative diagnoses and plans, intra-operative tool guidance and error correction, and post-operative assessments.

Systems, devices and methods for enhancing operative accuracy using inertial measurement units

An insertion instrument is configured to attach and secure to an expandable implant. The insertion instrument includes a securement member that is configured to be secured to the implant both when the implant is in a collapsed configuration and when the implant is in an expanded configuration. The insertion instrument further includes a drive member that is configured to actuate the implant to the expanded configuration.

Intervertebral implant inserter and related methods

An expandable implant is made via a central strut having a pivotable arm on each end. The implant can be inserted into a disc space either horizontally or vertically with the arms in a closed position and then (if inserted horizontally) optionally rotated up into place. The arms are then pivoted out, thereby increasing the foot print of a horizontally inserted implant. The expanded implant can be locked in place through the use of an additional insert or ratchet that fits between the arms and locks the arms in place.

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New Bedford, MA, United States of America

William J Frasier