Method and Apparatus for Computerized Surgery

摘要

A method of performing a computer-assisted surgical procedure on the spine of a patient comprising the steps of: planning, on a computer, a surgical procedure based on at least one of two- and three-dimensional images of the patient's spine; affixing a robotic assembly over an operative region of the patient; determining, with a computer in communication with the robotic assembly, a desired trajectory of a surgical tool along at least one of an access path and an implant path towards the surgical target site; and placing at least a portion of the surgical tool through the aperture along said desired trajectory along at least one of said access path and said implant path towards the surgical target site.

主权项

1. A method of performing a computer-assisted surgical procedure on the spine of a patient comprising the steps of:
planning, on a computer, a surgical procedure based on at least one of two- and three-dimensional images of the patient's spine, wherein said planning comprises determining at least one of an access path and an implant path towards a surgical target site; affixing a robotic assembly over an operative region of the patient, the robotic assembly comprising at least one aperture and being adapted to receive a portion of at least one surgical tool therethrough and operable to produce coordinated movements in six degrees of freedom to reposition the aperture relative to the operative region; determining, with a computer in communication with the robotic assembly, a desired trajectory of a surgical tool along at least one of said access path and said implant path towards the surgical target site; and placing at least a portion of the surgical tool through the aperture along said desired trajectory along at least one of said access path and said implant path towards the surgical target site.