US 12,167,870 B2
Systems and methods for planning, performing, and assessing spinal correction during surgery
Thomas Scholl, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,933.
Application 16/867,516 is a division of application No. 15/045,084, filed on Feb. 16, 2016, granted, now 10,695,099, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 17/718,933 is a continuation of application No. 16/867,516, filed on May 5, 2020, granted, now 11,376,045.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/116,230, filed on Feb. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0240986 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 17/7031 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/7011 (2013.01); A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A method of correcting a spinal deformity of a subject comprising:
during a surgical spinal procedure and with a processing system:
determining a value of a first anatomical characteristic of the subject positioned in a first position for a spinal procedure;
measuring a first value of a second anatomical characteristic of the subject in the first position;
determining a target value for the second anatomical characteristic based on the value of the first anatomical characteristic;
while the subject is being re-positioned from the first position to a second position or after the subject is repositioned from the first position to the second position:
measuring a second value of the second anatomical characteristic; and
automatically providing by the processing system a visual indication of whether the second value of the second anatomical characteristic has reached or exceeded the target value for the second anatomical characteristic to correct the spinal deformity of the subject.