2023 results about "Skeletal bone" patented technology

A system for computer assisted navigation during surgery includes a computer platform that operates to register a target surgical area of a patient. In certain cases, a process includes: obtaining a pre-op CT image of a pelvic region of a patient and intra-operatively obtaining a point cloud data about the pelvic region with a navigated instrument, generating a 3D bone model which excludes non-targeted area such as a femur, and then merging the 3D bone model to the point cloud to register the target surgical area.

The invention belongs to the technical field of microbial fermentation, and particularly relates to lactobacillus rhamnosus capable of maintaining bone health and improving local joint inflammation and a metagen and application of the lactobacillus rhamnosus. According to the invention, the probiotic NKU ML1-2 is subjected to fermentation culture, such that a post-generation product is prepared. Results of embodiments prove that the metagen product can enhance the oxidation resistance of cartilage and osteoblasts and promote the synthesis of anti-inflammatory factors and cartilage matrixes (type II collagen and proteoglycan), and has the potential of relieving oxidative stress and inflammatory response of local joints, relieving joint inflammation and delaying cartilage destruction. The prepared metagen product is high in safety and good in stability, and can be applied to preparation of medicines for preventing and / or treating osteoarthritis; the metagen product can also be used for promoting bone health, enhancing the antioxidant capacity of osteoblasts and / or chondrocytes, promoting osteoblast activity and / or promoting calcium absorption and fixation, and a new solution is provided for joint health management.

The invention provides a falling detection method and system based on millimeter wave radar fusion human body postures, and relates to the technical field of falling detection, and the method comprises the steps: collecting human body echo signals, and constructing three-dimensional point cloud data through distance, angle and speed estimation; the point cloud is processed to generate a dynamic sequence, and skeleton features and key point coordinates are extracted in combination with a graph convolutional network. A skeleton connection relation is constructed based on the key points, attitude features are calculated, key change features are extracted through a self-attention mechanism, and the key change features are fused with a point cloud sequence to construct multi-modal features. And the double-branch state recognition network processes the fusion features, and when abnormality is detected, further analysis is carried out through residual attention and space-time diagram convolution, and finally, the falling state is recognized and the risk level is evaluated.

The present disclosure provides a target region positioning method, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium, the target region positioning method comprising: acquiring, by a camera, a target image comprising a skin surface region corresponding to a reaction bone; wherein the reaction bone is a bone having a target feature; identifying the skin surface region from the target image; determining first device coordinate information of a center position of the skin surface region in a device coordinate system; determining second device coordinate information of a center position of a target region comprising a lesion in the device coordinate system according to the first device coordinate information and predetermined first position relationship information; wherein the first position relationship information is position relationship information between the center position of the skin surface region and the center position of the target region.

An apparatus includes a pair of engaging members to engage a first and second portion of a body toward an upper and lower portion of a neck, and a plurality of assemblies connecting the first engaging member and the second engaging member to maintain a distance between bones of a body portion comprising an area of the neck, wherein the body portion resides between the first and second portions, and wherein each assembly comprises a plurality of rods coupling the first engaging member and the second engaging member, and a coupling tube with a first rod of the plurality of rods secured to a proximal end and a second rod of the plurality of rods secured to a distal end, wherein rotation of the coupling tube adjusts a gap between the first and second rods in the coupling tube to control the distance between the bones of the body portion.

A dynamic reference base (DRB) and associated method are provided for rigidly affixing an array frame to bone for use in navigated or robotic surgery. The DRB includes a bridge element that includes a connecting rod having a distal end and a proximal end; a clamp coupled to the distal end of the connecting rod; a first and a second pin guide extending distally from the clamp; a locking nut disposed on the clamp; and a clutch coupled to the proximal end of the connecting rod, the clutch being adapted to couple to the array frame. The DRB also includes the array frame, which is couplable to the clutch, and is adapted to include a plurality of tracking markers disposed thereon.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a skeleton health dynamic tracking and intervention method and system based on movement and nutrition. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring gait information, bone metabolite information and bone state measurement parameters of a target user by adopting wearable equipment; processing the gait information, the bone metabolite information and the bone state measurement parameters based on an artificial intelligence (AI) model to obtain bone state prediction parameters; according to the bone state prediction parameter and the health data of the target user, performing bone health state evaluation of the target user to obtain a health state prediction parameter; the health state prediction parameters comprise a bone health state instant evaluation index and bone health dynamic trend data; generating a targeted exercise plan and a diet plan according to the health state prediction parameters; wherein the target motion planning is used for guiding the motion of the target user; the diet planning is used for guiding the diet of the target user.

The invention discloses a soft tissue constitutive parameter calibration method in a soft tissue-skeleton bird body model for bird strike simulation, and the method comprises the construction of a soft tissue-skeleton bird body finite element model and finite element reverse analysis based on flat bird strike. Dividing wing bones, leg bones and head and neck parts in the bones of the bird body into hexahedral unit grids, dividing wishbones, pecking bones, fossil protrusions and ribs into shell units, and dividing soft tissues into SPH particles; further obtaining bone elastic-plastic constitutive parameters through a static compression test, and endowing the bone units with the bone elastic-plastic constitutive parameters; an objective function is set as a mean square error between a flat plate center point pressure-time curve obtained by a real bird body impact flat plate test and corresponding curve data calculated by soft tissue-skeleton bird body impact flat plate finite element simulation, and soft tissue constitutive model parameters are inversely calibrated by adopting a genetic algorithm; and model and material parameter support is provided for bird strike simulation of a high-fidelity aircraft structure.

The invention discloses bifidobacterium longum subsp.infantis capable of promoting bone growth and a metagen thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biology. The bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis CCFM1445 provided by the invention can promote the increase of bone volume fraction, femoral bone trabecula thickness and far-end growth plate thickness of mammals in a growth period, reduce the levels of serum bone resorption markers I-type collagen amino-terminal peptide and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, improve the levels of serum bone alkaline phosphatase and parathyroid hormone, and improve the clinical application value of the bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis CCFM1445. And the relative abundance of the other bacteria in the intestinal flora and the levels of creatine and indole-3-lactic acid are increased. The thermally inactivated bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis CCFM1445 can promote the increase of the volume fraction of femoral bones and the number of bone trabecula of malnourished mice and improve the N-terminal propeptide level of serum I-type procollagen. Therefore, the medicine or health care product prepared from the bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis CCFM1445 can be used for assisting in regulating bone metabolism and bone mass, and has a wide market prospect.

The invention relates to a human body posture estimation key point correction method based on skeleton proportion constraint, and belongs to the technical field of human body posture estimation key point detection. The method comprises the following steps: extracting key points of a human body in a human body motion video, forming a skeleton based on the key points, calculating a skeleton proportion value of each skeleton length and a thoracolumbar spine length in the skeleton, and defining a frame corresponding to the skeleton proportion value not within a preset threshold as an invalid frame; iterating the positions of the key points in the invalid frame until the bone proportion values formed by all key point sequences in the invalid frame are within a preset threshold value or reach a preset maximum number of iterations; and detecting the widths of the four limbs based on the iterated key points, adjusting the positions of the key points to the axis positions corresponding to the width centers of the four limbs to obtain the adjusted key points, and reconstructing a key point sequence to realize key point correction. The objective of the invention is to solve the technical problem of low key point detection accuracy caused by deviation in key point positioning in the prior art.

The present disclosure provides a method and system for overlay presentation of a skeletal image based on augmented reality, relating to the technical field of smart medical systems. The method includes obtaining fracture imaging data for a fracture region of a patient, the fracture imaging data including a CT image, an X-ray image, and a light-field image; parsing a ray model corresponding to the light-field image, the ray model providing spatial propagation information of a light in the fracture region of the patient; determining a multimodal fusion feature corresponding to the fracture imaging data based on the ray model and a feature fusion network; reconstructing a three-dimensional model of a fracture part based on the multimodal fusion feature; and aligning and calibrating the reconstructed three-dimensional model of the fracture part with the fracture region of the patient in an actual surgical scene.

The invention discloses a lactobacillus rhamnosus capable of improving joint inflammation and promoting bone health, a metagen and application of the lactobacillus rhamnosus, the lactobacillus rhamnosus is lactobacillus rhamnosus BN02, the lactobacillus rhamnosus is preserved in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center on November 27, 2023, and the preservation number is CGMCC No.29133. The lactobacillus rhamnosus can be used for improving joint inflammation and promoting bone health. The lactobacillus rhamnosus BN02 can reduce the number of gram-negative bacteria in intestinal tracts of arthritis patients, increase the synthesis amount of bone collagen, and is beneficial to promoting absorption of vitamin C by the intestinal tracts, improving joint inflammation and promoting bone health.

Examples in the present disclosure relate to hand chirality estimation. Tracking data captured by one or more sensors associated with an extended reality (XR) device is processed to determine positions of a plurality of joints of a hand of a person. A reference vector is generated based on a first subset of the positions. The first subset of the positions includes positions of at least two metacarpophalangeal joints. A plurality of bending angles is determined based on at least a second subset of the positions. Each bending angle represents an angle between a respective pair of articulating bones that is measured in relation to the reference vector. An estimated chirality of the hand is identified based on the plurality of bending angles. Operation of the XR device is controlled using the estimated chirality of the hand.

This invention relates to a treatment device suitable for combined operative procedure of vertebroplasty and pediculoplasty. A treatment device includes a cylindrical driver capable of driving a screw into bone, an inner sleeve capable of being inserted into the driver, and a guide pin capable of being inserted into the inner sleeve, and is configured as follows. The screw includes on an outer wall (outer circumference) a thread that can tap into bone or cement, and a through hole that allows the inner sleeve to pass from a head to a tip. The driver can fit onto the head of the screw and when moved along the central axis and be joined to the screw, so as to transmit torque about the central axis to the screw. The inner sleeve includes a notch which protrudes, when the inner sleeve is inserted from the distal end of the driver in a state in which the screw and the driver are joined together, protrudes more proximally than a tip of the screw, preventing removal of the screw.

The present invention relates generally to implants and tools for the fixation or fusion of joints or bone segments. These tools include tissue dilators and protectors. Other tools include broaches used to shape bores in bone. The tools can also include a system for removing an implant from bone. Implants can include assemblies of one or more implant structures that make possible the achievement of diverse interventions involving the fusion and / or stabilization of lumbar and sacral vertebra in a non-invasive manner, with minimal incision, and without the necessitating the removing the intervertebral disc. Implants for fusing both sacroiliac joints of a patient include a long implant that extends across both sacroiliac joints.

The invention discloses a hip replacement lower limb equal-length control system and method based on individualized three-dimensional modeling. The hip replacement lower limb equal-length control system comprises a data preprocessing module, a medical image processing module, a dynamic implantation simulation module, a biomechanical analysis module, a guide plate generation module and a postoperative evaluation module. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring bilateral lower limb CT data and carrying out multi-modal registration; segmenting a skeleton structure by using a deep learning model, and constructing a three-dimensional model; reconstructing a complete sphere through affected side femoral head multi-plane fitting, and determining a target femoral head center in combination with uninjured side mirror image data; dynamically adjusting the space posture of the prosthesis to enable the center of the prosthesis head to coincide with the center of the target; performing finite element analysis to optimize stress distribution; and generating a 3D printing file of the individualized osteotomy guide plate and the positioning pointer. According to the method, preoperative accurate planning, intraoperative real-time control and postoperative quantitative evaluation are achieved, the operation precision is effectively improved, and complications of unequal lengths of lower limbs are avoided.

The invention discloses a scoliosis correction brace and a control method, and relates to the field of medical instruments.The scoliosis correction brace comprises a brace body, a first massage device and a second massage device, the brace body is obtained through 3D printing according to a patient spine model, and the first massage device and the second massage device are arranged on the brace body; the brace body is provided with a central area corresponding to the spine of a patient, a first correction area corresponding to the convex side of the spine of the patient and a second correction area corresponding to the concave side of the spine of the patient, the first correction area is provided with a first massage area, and the second correction area is provided with a second massage area. The first massage device is arranged in the first massage area, and the second massage device is arranged in the second massage area. The control method is used for controlling the scoliosis correction brace. By the adoption of the spine correcting device, the convex side and the concave side of the spine can be massaged and stimulated, functional recovery of spine bones is accelerated, and the correcting effect can be remarkably improved.

The embodiment of the invention provides a medical image processing method and device, equipment and a medium. The processing method comprises the following steps: firstly, inputting a supine image of a target object into a trained neural network model, wherein the output of the neural network model can be a transformation vector or a three-dimensional deformation field of a plurality of target bones; and then, under the condition that the output of the model is the transformation vector, generating a three-dimensional deformation field based on the transformation vector, or under the condition that the output of the model is the three-dimensional deformation field, carrying out spatial transformation on the supine image by utilizing the deformation field based on the deformation field to obtain an image of the standing position of the target object, so that the standing position of the target object can be obtained under the condition that actual standing scanning is not needed. And a reference basis is provided for evaluating the real form and the mechanical condition of the skeleton in a load-bearing state.

A method of controlling a surgical system includes obtaining a surgical plan containing a plurality of planned cuts, receiving a first cutting tool from a plurality of cutting tools at a surgical device, collecting a first checkpoint by tracking a probe as the probe contacts a first predefined point on the first cutting tool, collecting a second checkpoint by tracking the probe as the probe contacts a second predefined point at a first bone of a patient, automatically selecting a first planned cut from the plurality of planned cuts based on the first checkpoint and the second checkpoint, and, in response to automatically selecting the first planned cut, guiding execution of the first planned cut using the first cutting tool.

A bone fixation system for reconstruction and / or trauma treatment of bones, the bone fixation plate comprising: a bone fixation plate configured and dimensioned for application to a patient's bone, the bone fixation plate comprising an in-use upper surface and an in-use lower surface with at least one opening formed on the upper and lower surfaces to form a passage extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; each passage being defined by inner walls extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the inner walls having a height extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, the inner wall further comprising: a threaded inner wall portion extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface, the threaded inner wall portion having threads with a thread pitch (PW); and a non-threaded lower inner wall portion extending from a lower part of the threaded inner wall portion towards the lower surface of the bone fixation plate; and at least one bone screw with a threaded screw head having threads with a thread pitch (PH) for engaging and interfacing with the threaded inner wall for variable angle anchoring of the threaded screw head during use.

The invention discloses a topological mapping monitoring and correcting method for abnormal scapular brachial rhythm after breast surgery, and belongs to the field of medical rehabilitation and computer vision. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a trunk dynamic three-dimensional point cloud and infrared thermal imaging data; constructing a multi-layer collaborative dynamic topology network fusing a skeleton structure, soft tissue deformation and physiological activeness; extracting an intrinsic motion field and comparing the intrinsic motion field with the ideal model to generate deviation measurement; and calculating a dynamic instability index, comparing the dynamic instability index with a threshold value, and triggering optimization energy correction path calculation and instruction output. According to the method, the multi-dimensional topological mapping and dynamics prediction technology is adopted, accurate recognition and feed-forward early warning of motion abnormity under the influence of deep tissue adhesion after the breast surgery can be achieved, rehabilitation of a patient is guided through an energy consumption minimization path, and the accuracy of shoulder joint function remodeling and the individualized treatment effect are improved.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for tracking performance of medical procedures. The process includes identifying a sterile zone within video feeds of a medical procedure room, where the sterile zone includes a region of pixels that define a three-dimensional physical space. Identifying humans in the room and classifying each identified human as being permitted or not permitted to enter the sterile zone. Generating a skeletal poise model and using the skeletal poise model in correlation with the sensor data to track movement of the human's limbs with respect to the sterile zone. Determining that at least a portion of a skeletal poise model of at least one human classified as not being permitted to enter the sterile zone crossed a boundary of the sterile zone, and in response, causing an alert to be presented on at least one display device located within the medical procedure room.

The invention discloses a manufacturing method of a 3D printing guide plate for a cervical vertebra single-door operation, and relates to the technical field of crossing of medical auxiliary instruments and additive manufacturing. Firstly, a cervical vertebra CT data three-dimensional reconstruction skeleton model is obtained, an operation scheme is virtually planned, then a navigation template digital prototype is generated through parameterization, finite element simulation optimization is carried out, and a three-dimensional 3D printing guide plate for the cervical vertebra single-door operation is obtained. Printing with the biocompatible resin by using light curing equipment, and finally treating to obtain a final product. According to the method, a high-precision cervical vertebra skeleton model is generated through CT thin-layer scanning and three-dimensional reconstruction, parameters of a hinge area, a door opening groove line and a nail path are determined through virtual planning, and the problem that damage or positioning deviation is easily caused due to the fact that a traditional operation depends on experience is solved; constructing a navigation template attaching curved surface by a specific algorithm, reserving a soft tissue compensation gap, matching with a hollow window bulge to limit the depth of an abrasion drill, controlling the deformation of a guide plate through finite element simulation and topological optimization, selecting specific resin to ensure the stability, ensuring the suitability by virtue of virtual registration and standardized manufacturing, and improving the accuracy, safety and efficiency of an operation.

A biodegradable, fiber-reinforced orthopedic staple for use in fixation of tissue and bone to restore anatomical relationships. The staple comprises a biocomposite composition including a bioabsorbable polymer and reinforcing mineral fibers. The staple further comprises a bridge portion attached to two or more shoulders, each of which is attached to a leg. The mineral fibers have at least two different lengths.

The invention provides modified milk powder capable of promoting bone health as well as a preparation method and application of the modified milk powder. The total protein content of the modified milk powder is 17-35 g / 100 g, the fat content of the modified milk powder is 1-32 g / 100 g, and the calcium content of the modified milk powder is 0.8-2.1 g / 100 g. Moreover, the modified milk powder contains bovine coloctrum and lactoferrin, the mass ratio of the bovine coloctrum to the lactoferrin is (5-100): 1 on the basis of the dry matter content, and the content of the lactoferrin in the modified milk powder is 2-400 mg / 100 g. The bovine colostrum and the lactoferrin are combined for preparing the milk powder, have a synergistic effect on promoting osteoblasts and inhibiting osteoclast proliferation, and are beneficial to bone health.

The invention discloses a bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BA-C53 and an application of the bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BA-C53 in products for improving bone health. The bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BA-C53 is classified and named as bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BA-C53, the preservation number is CCTCC NO: M 2024460, the preservation unit is China Center for Type Culture Collection, and the preservation time is March 11, 2024. The bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BA-C53 can effectively improve the steady state of intestinal flora of a mouse with osteoporosis induced by estrogen deficiency, so that the relative abundance of phylum firmicalis and phylum actinomycetes is increased, the relative abundance of phylum bacteroides is reduced, and then short-chain fatty acid is generated to activate intestinal immunity and maintain the integrity of an intestinal barrier, so that the osteoporosis caused by estrogen deficiency is inhibited. Meanwhile, osteoclast differentiation can be inhibited by regulating NFATC1, RANKL and OPG pathways, then osteoporosis is relieved, and the compound can be widely applied to preparation of food and drugs.

A sacroiliac (SI) joint implant assembly addresses SI joint dysfunction and degenerative sacroiliitis. The assembly includes a first implant body, a second implant body, and a piezoelectric layer positioned between them. The piezoelectric layer generates electrical charges when subjected to mechanical stress, stimulating bone growth and enhancing stability of the SI joint after surgery. The implant bodies may feature non-planar surfaces to distribute compressive and shear forces unevenly across the piezoelectric layer. The assembly can be secured using fasteners such as screws, pins, or brackets, and may include porous or fenestrated bodies made from materials like titanium or polymers. Some implant assemblies are designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures, with configurations that allow for precise placement using guide wires and imaging techniques. The assembly aims to stabilize the SI joint and promote bone fusion, leveraging the piezoelectric effect to improve the overall efficacy of the fusion procedure.

The invention discloses a prediction method and a prediction system for fracture risk of an osteoporosis patient. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, collecting a plurality of parameters such as age, bone mineral density, vitamin D level and the like of the patient; constructing a bone time-varying factor and dynamic prediction model, and determining the influence weight of each parameter on the bone condition at different time nodes; then, a three-dimensional mechanical model is constructed through mechanical simulation of the skeleton microstructure, stress distribution, strain states and structural stability of the skeleton under different loads are simulated, and the model is corrected by fusing parameters to influence weights; then the fracture probability in a future preset time period is calculated; and finally, a result is presented through a nomogram visualization model. The system realizes the above method, can predict the fracture risk more accurately, and provides powerful support for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

A system for detecting motion between an implant and a bone that can optionally include: a bone locator means configured to be coupled to the bone, an implant attachment means configured to be coupled to the implant, and a data analysis means. The implant attachment means includes a detection means, and the implant attachment means defines one or more apertures or surfaces for receiving a force from a force inducing means.

Methods and devices are disclosed for soft tissue balancing of a knee joint during an arthroplasty procedure that include balancing the knee joint at or near mid-flexion, while maintaining the rotational position of the femur with respect to the tibia that replicates proper kinematic placement of these bones. Also disclosed are methods and devices for soft tissue balancing of a knee joint during an arthroplasty procedure that include balancing the knee joint at or near mid-flexion using one or more expansion devices that are not actively requiring monitoring and / or recording of forces applied by the bodily tissues, but instead uses incremental changes in actual length / height of the expansion device to determine whether the joint is properly tensioned or too lax.