118 results about "Anatomical configuration" patented technology

A radially expandable spinal interbody device for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of a spine is deliverable to an implant area in a radially collapsed state having minimum radial dimensions and once positioned is then radially expandable through and up to maximum radial dimensions. The expanded radially expandable spinal interbody device is configured to closely mimic the anatomical configuration of a vertebral face. The radially expandable spinal interbody device is formed of arced, pivoting linkages that allow transfiguration from the radially collapsed minimum radial dimensions through and up to the radially expanded maximum radial dimensions once deployed at the implant site (i.e. between adjacent vertebrae). The pivoting linkages have ends with locking features that inhibit or prevent overextension of the linkages. In one form of the locking features, one end of the linkage includes lobes that form a pocket while the other end of the linkage includes a projection that is adapted to be received in the pocket of the lobes of an adjacent linkage. A kit is also provided including a tool for the implantation and deployment of the spinal interbody device into an intervertebral space.

A videoendoscopic surgery training system includes a housing defining a practice volume in which a simulated anatomical structure is disposed. Openings in the housing enable surgical instruments inserted into the practice volume to access the anatomical structure. A digital video camera is disposed within the housing to image the anatomical structure on a display. The position of the digital video camera can be fixed within the housing, or the digital video camera can be positionable within the housing to capture images of different portions of the practice volume. In one embodiment the digital video camera is coupled to a boom, a proximal end of which extends outside the housing to enable positioning the digital video camera. The housing preferably includes a light source configured to illuminate the anatomical structure. One or more reflectors can be used to direct an image of the anatomical structure to the digital video camera.

A biocompatible form and a method for fabricating the implant are provided. The biocompatible form may be used to support bone graft material such as that used to reconstruct missing bone in a patient's oral cavity. The implant is fabricated from a biocompatible mesh, which may be made of titanium, a titanium alloy or fiber and is permanently implantable in the patient's oral cavity. The biocompatible form has an anatomical configuration which includes one or more portions conforming substantially to various alveolar bone contours which may include predetermined, human interproximal bone contours, root prominence bone contours and mylohyoid ridge bone contours. The biocompatible form may include a palatal section. The biocompatible form may also include one or more apertures for receiving a corresponding number of dental prostheses therethrough.

Systems and methods are provided for accessing three dimensional representation of an anatomical surface and flattening the anatomical surface so as to produce a two dimensional representation of an anatomical surface. The two dimensional surface can be augmented with computed properties such as thickness, curvature, thickness and curvature, or user defined properties. The rendered two dimensional representation of an anatomical surface can be interacted by user so as to deriving quantitative measurements such as diameter, area, volume, and number of voxels.

The present disclosure is directed to augmented reality navigation systems and methods of their use that, address the need for systems and methods of robotic surgical system navigation with reduced distraction to surgeons. Augmented reality navigation systems disclosed herein enable a surgeon to maintain focus on a surgical site and / or surgical tool being used in a surgical procedure while obtaining a wide range of navigational information relevant to the procedure. Navigational information can appear in the augmented reality navigation system as being presented on virtual displays that sit ina natural field of view of a surgeon during a procedure. Navigational information can also appear to be overlaid over a patient's anatomy. Augmented reality navigation systems comprise a head mounteddisplay comprising an at least partially transparent display screen, at least one detector connected to the head mounted display for identifying real-world features, and a computer subsystem.

The present invention relates to a thoracolumbar vertebrae posterior false body which comprises a manual spinous process and a manual vertebral lamina. The manual spinous process is connected with the manual vertebral lamina, and the connection is shape as the connection of the spinous prcess and the vertebral lamina of human body pyramid. Compared with the prior art, the thoracolumbar vertebrae posterior false body can reconstruct the stability of thoracolumbar vertebrae and recover the physical structure and the physical function of thoracolumbar vertebrae posterior column, and can reconstruct the normal anatomical configuration and the function of vertebral canal, and can effectively avoid the possibility of the iatrogenic injury caused by vertebral canal content during operation; the thoracolumbar vertebrae posterior false body integrates spine fusion and non-fusion fixation functions as a whole, the fusion and non-fusion fixation functions are selected and used freely according to the requirement of the operation, and the operation is simple.

A massage and chiropractic table having a supporting frame and a surface supported on the frame, and having one or more comfort features, including a recess formed in the surface of the table for accommodating a person's anatomical configuration, such as a woman's breasts, a removable recess insert that may be removed and replaced to expose the recess as desired, a neck recess for facilitating supporting a user's neck in a comfortable position, and a head rest that is configured to reduce or eliminate pressure on a user's face when the user is lying face down on the table. The massage table may be foldable and may have a handle so that it may be readily stored and transported, or, according to other embodiments may be stationary.

A biocompatible form and a method for fabricating the implant are provided. The biocompatible form may be used to support bone graft material such as that used to reconstruct missing bone in a patient's oral cavity. The implant is fabricated from a biocompatible mesh, which may be made of titanium, a titanium alloy or fiber and is permanently implantable in the patient's oral cavity. The biocompatible form has an anatomical configuration which includes one or more portions conforming substantially to various alveolar bone contours which may include predetermined, human interproximal bone contours, root prominence bone contours and mylohyoid ridge bone contours. The biocompatible form may include a palatal section. The biocompatible form may also include one or more apertures for receiving a corresponding number of dental prostheses therethrough.

The invention relates to system and a method for adapting a radiotherapy treatment plan for treating a target structure within a target region of a patient body, where a planning unit (7) adapts the treatment plan on the basis of a set of influence parameters quantifying an influence of the radiation on the target region per unity intensity emission in accordance with an anatomical configuration of the target region. In a storage (8), a plurality of sets of influence parameters is stored, each set being associated with an image of the body region representing a particular anatomical configuration of the target region and the planning unit (7) is configured to select the set of influence parameters from the stored sets on the basis of a comparison between a captured image of the body region and at least one of the images associated with the sets of influence parameters.

In accordance with one or more embodiments herein, a system for determining and visualizing damage to an anatomical joint of a patient is provided. The system comprises a display, at least one manipulation tool, a storage media and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: i) receive a plurality of medical image stacks of at least a part of the anatomical joint from the storage media; ii) obtain a three-dimensional image representation of the at least part of the anatomical joint which is based on at least one of said medical image stacks, by generating said three-dimensional image representation in an image segmentation process based on said medical image stack, or receiving said three-dimensional image representation from the storage media; iii) determine damage to at least one of a plurality of anatomical structures in the anatomical joint by analyzing at least one of said plurality of medical image stacks; iv) mark, based on the determined damage, damage to the anatomical structures in the obtained three-dimensional image representation; v) obtain at least one 3D model for visualization based on the three-dimensional image representation, in which 3D model the marked damage is visualized; and vi) create a graphical user interface for visualization on the display. The graphical user interface may comprise: functionality to visualize and enable manipulation, using the at least one manipulation tool, of the at least one 3D model; functionality to enable removal of the visualization of at least one of the plurality of anatomical structures from the at least one 3D model; functionality to visualize and enable browsing of at least one of the plurality of medical image stacks; and functionality to, in the 3D model, visualize the position of the at least one medical image that is currently visualized.

A way of shaping anatomically the safety belts of cars, particularly for the use of women. The essence of this anatomical shaping of a safety belt consists in providing such a form of the belt that it looks like an elongated S, passing between the breasts as well as above and under the bust. The safety belt is provided with a shaping strip, which is a flat sleeve made of elastic plastic material in the form of an elongated S, with a rigid material lining, which can be opened and closed on the side by means of any kind of fastener, for example a zipper or Velcro. On the upper part of the strip there is a pad protecting the collar-bone and neck against pressure and rubbing. The strip is put on the safety belt, so that it takes the required shape without affecting the structure of the safety belt. The strip can be shifted along the safety belt, adapting it to the height of the passenger. It is practically stable on the safety belt because of its shape, but it can be additionally stabilized by means of a tension pull, the length of which can be adjusted according to the needs of the wearer. The pull can be provided with a clasp, attached to the outer bottom part of the edge of the abdomen part of the safety belt.

The present invention relates to medical image editing. In order to facilitate the medical image editing process, a medical image editing device (50) is provided that comprises a processor unit (52), an output unit (54), and an interface unit (56). The processor unit (52) is configured to provide a 3D surface model of an anatomical structure of an object of interest. The 3D surface model comprises a plurality of surface sub-portions. The surface sub-portions each comprise a number of vertices, and each vertex is assigned by a ranking value. The processor unit (52) is further configured to identify at least one vertex of vertices adjacent to the determined point of interest as an intended vertex. The identification is based on a function of a detected proximity distance to the point of interest and the assigned ranking value. The output unit (54) is configured to provide a visual presentation of the 3D surface model. The interface unit (56) is configured to determine a point of interest in the visual presentation of the 3D surface model by interaction of a user. The interface unit 56 is further configured to modify the 3D surface model by displacing the intended vertex by manual user interaction. In an example, the output unit (54) is a display configured to display the 3D surface model directly to the user (58).