Paragraph 176
Paragraph 176
Matter Number
PER-17
Paragraph Number
176
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
PER-17
Reference Case 2
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Created
1/6/24, 10:05 PM
Modified
1/6/24, 10:05 PM
Id
15,582
Content
In one example embodiment, a surgeon may submit a CT scan of a patient’s foot to an apparatus or system that implements the disclosed solution. Next, a manual or automated process may be used to generate a CAD model and for making the measurements and correction desired for the patient. In the automated process, advanced computer analysis system, machine learning and automated/artificial intelligence (e.g., ANN, GAN, or the like) may be used to generate a CAD model and/or one or more patient-specific instruments and/or operation plans. For example, a patient-specific instrument may be fabricated that is registered to the patient’s anatomy using a computer-aided machine (CAM) tool. In addition, a CAM tool may be used to fabricate a 3D structure representative of the patient’s anatomy, referred to herein as a patient-specific synthetic cadaver. (e.g. one or more bones of a patient’s foot). Next, the patient-specific instrument and the patient-specific synthetic cadaver can be provided to a surgeon who can then rehearse an operation procedure in part or in full before going into an operating room with the patient.
Notes
Added by DJM Jan 2024