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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert E. Isaacs, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); B21F 45/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 45/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); G16H 50/50 (2018.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for determining the shape of a surgical linking device that is to be attached to a bony body structure such as the spinal column based on digitized locations of a plurality of attachment elements engaged to the bony structure. The method is implemented by a computer system through a GUI to generate an initial bend curve to mate with the plurality of attachment elements. The initial bend curve may be simplified based on user input to the GUI to reduce the number of bends necessary to produce a well-fitting linking device and may be altered to help obtain the goals of surgery.