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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2024
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Jeffrey M. Badura, Collierville, TN (US);
Daniel A. Shimko, Germantown, TN (US);
Victor D. Snyder, Erie, CO (US);
Jerald L. Redmond, Germantown, TN (US);
Nikhil Mahendra, Broomfield, CO (US);
Medtronic Navigation, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment includes: determining a volume of a harvested autograft, the determining including: receiving an image depicting an anatomical element, the image segmented into a plurality of voxels with each voxel of the plurality of voxels labeled with either a first bone volume label representing a first volume type or a second bone volume label representing a second volume type; and summing a first set of voxel values labeled as having the first volume type and through which an operative portion of a navigated tool passes to determine the volume of the harvested autograft; and determining a total volume of a bone graft for a surgical task, the determining including: identifying a portion of a patient eligible for the bone graft; and summing a second set of voxel values associated with the portion of the patient to determine the total volume of the bone graft.