Integrated Surgical Navigation and Neuromonitoring System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional surgical navigational systems do not integrate neuromonitoring functions to assess neural structure integrity or proximity, limiting their ability to provide visual navigation assistance during neuro-related procedures.
Innovation Solution
An integrated surgical navigational and neuromonitoring system that tracks surgical instruments and applies electrostimulation to determine neural structure location and integrity, using a computer to visualize and update anatomical frameworks with neurological information, allowing for real-time navigation and monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional surgical navigational systems are used, then visual navigation assistance is provided, but neuromonitoring functions to assess neural structure integrity or proximity are not available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines surgical navigation and neuromonitoring systems into a single integrated platform. The computer system merges instrument tracking data with neurological monitoring data, allowing simultaneous visualization of both navigational position and neural integrity assessment on unified graphical displays. This integration eliminates information loss while managing complexity through consolidated hardware and software architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system performs multiple functions through a single device: it provides surgical instrument tracking, neural structure localization, electrostimulation delivery, and real-time neurological monitoring. The computer system universally handles diverse data types (positional, electrical, neurological) and presents them through a common interface, maximizing functional capability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Measurement precision
If neural integrity monitoring systems are used, then neuromonitoring to evaluate surgical tool proximity to neural structure is provided, but visual navigational assistance is not available
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges neural integrity monitoring measurements with surgical navigation visualization. The computer integrates electrostimulation response data with instrument position data, displaying both on unified graphical interfaces. This combination maintains high measurement precision for neural localization while adding intuitive visual navigation guidance, improving ease of operation without sacrificing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The computer system acts as an intermediary that translates complex neurological measurements into intuitive visual displays. It processes raw electrostimulation data and instrument position data, then presents synthesized information through graphical user interfaces that provide both precise neural localization and easy visual navigation guidance, bridging the gap between measurement precision and operational ease.
3Reliability
If separate surgical navigation and neuromonitoring systems are used, then each system can perform its specialized function, but integrated real-time feedback for enhanced surgical precision is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate navigation and neuromonitoring systems into an integrated platform that simultaneously performs both functions. The computer system processes instrument position data and neurological data in real-time, providing coordinated feedback that enhances both reliability of neural assessment and productivity of surgical procedures through unified real-time guidance.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system implements real-time feedback loops where instrument position data and neurological response data are continuously monitored and displayed together. This coordinated feedback mechanism allows surgeons to immediately adjust their actions based on combined navigational and neurological information, improving both the reliability of neural structure assessment and the efficiency of surgical procedures.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an integrated surgical navigational and neuromonitoring system having automated surgical assistance and control. The integrated system provides real-time introperative assistance to a surgeon or other user. The integrated system can also automatically control neuromonitoring based on a position of a neuromonitoring probe.