Total Spinal Joint Replacement Instrumentation for Precise Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical treatments for spinal disorders often fail to adequately address symptoms and may require invasive procedures, lacking effective methods for deploying spinal implants to restore alignment and stability.
Innovation Solution
Development of a surgical instrumentation kit comprising distractors, trialing tools, drivers, and alignment guides, suitable for minimally invasive procedures, enabling precise deployment of spinal implants with modular tools and robotic assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional surgical treatments are used for spinal disorders, then spinal implants can be deployed to restore alignment and stability, but the procedures are highly invasive and lack precision
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical system is divided into multiple modular components including robotic arm modules, imaging modules, haptic feedback modules, and surgical tool modules. This segmentation allows for minimally invasive procedures while maintaining high precision through coordinated operation of specialized subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional manual mechanical surgical procedures are replaced with a robotic system that uses computer-controlled mechanical arms for precise implant placement. The robotic system substitutes human hand operations with automated, high-precision mechanical manipulation guided by imaging and haptic feedback.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If minimally invasive procedures are used, then invasiveness is reduced, but procedural precision and accuracy may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates real-time imaging feedback and haptic feedback to maintain high deployment accuracy during minimally invasive procedures. Imaging modules continuously track implant position while haptic feedback provides tactile guidance to the surgeon, ensuring precision despite reduced direct visualization.
Solution Approach 2:
Imaging modules and robotic intermediaries serve as mediators between the surgeon and the surgical site. These intermediaries transmit visual and tactile information, enabling precise control and measurement during minimally invasive procedures where direct observation and manipulation are limited.
3Reliability
If complex surgical instrumentation is deployed, then alignment and stability can be restored, but device complexity and procedural difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic surgical system performs multiple functions including imaging, navigation, haptic feedback, and surgical manipulation through a single integrated platform. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple separate complex instruments while maintaining high reliability for restoring spinal alignment and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple surgical functions are merged into a single robotic system that integrates imaging, navigation, and manipulation capabilities. This consolidation simplifies the overall instrumentation complexity compared to using separate complex devices for each function while achieving the same reliability outcomes.
4Productivity
If traditional surgical methods are used, then procedures can be performed with simple instrumentation, but time consumption and operational efficiency are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions including pre-operative imaging, 3D modeling, and surgical pathway planning before the actual surgical procedure. This preliminary preparation enables faster, more efficient execution of the surgical steps during the procedure, reducing overall surgical time and improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic system maintains continuous useful action through real-time imaging and continuous robotic manipulation during the surgical procedure. This eliminates interruptions and delays associated with traditional methods, keeping the surgical process flowing efficiently and reducing total procedure time.
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AI summary
The inventions disclosed herein relate to methods, devices and systems of surgical instruments for use in spinal surgery. More specifically, the inventions relate to methods, devices, and systems of surgical instruments for use in spinal surgery to restore spinal alignment and motion.