Surgical planning system and method

Abstract

A system and method to receive a request for a patient-specific surgical plan, create the requested plan, and provide it to a surgeon is disclosed. A Planning server may receive patient-specific information and statistical information, and an order from a surgeon for a surgical plan. A Plan Development client may include a surgical planning module that may create an electronic surgical plan based on the patient-specific information and the statistical information, and may transmit the plan to the Planning server. The ordering surgeon may be notified of the availability of the plan, and may access the plan stored at the Planning server through a surgeon client. The ordering surgeon may utilize the remotely generated surgical plan during the surgical procedure on the patient.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 analyzing patient-specific information and statistical information to determine at least one of a dimension, a size, or a shape of a portion of the patient's anatomy;   calculating one or more adjustments to be made to an adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the portion of the patient's anatomy, wherein the calculating is based on the at least one of the dimension, the size, or the shape determined through the analyzing patient-specific information and statistical information;   generating an electronic surgical plan for the patient, the electronic surgical plan including instructions for performing a surgical procedure on the patient, where the instructions
 are customized to the patient, and 
 specify the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument; and 
   displaying, on a computer display, at least a portion of the electronic surgical plan including the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument,
 wherein the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument is suitable for reuse with different patients based on different adjustments that are made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 notifying an ordering surgeon of the availability of the electronic surgical plan. 
 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the ordering surgeon is notified by at least one of an email message, a text message, or a voice message. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein
 the electronic surgical plan further includes one or more instructions for constructing a patient-specific component for use during the surgical procedure. 
 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein
 the patient's anatomy includes a hip of the patient, and 
 the one or more adjustments of the electronic surgical plan cause the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to fit to the hip of the patient. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising fitting the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the hip of the patient to perform the surgical procedure. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising modifying the electronic surgical plan by an ordering surgeon. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the one or more adjustments of the surgical plan specify a setting for a guide pin for orienting a prosthetic component inserted into the patient's anatomy. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the instructions include machine instructions and wherein the adjustable, mechanical instrument is robotic, the method further comprising:
 adjusting the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument based on the adjustments and utilizing the machine instructions, and 
 utilizing the machine instructions by the adjustable, mechanical instrument to perform the surgical procedure. 
 
     
     
         10 . A system for generating an electronic surgical plan, the system comprising:
 one or more memories storing patient-specific information and statistical information; and   one or more processors in communicating relationship with the one or more memories, the one or more processors configured to:
 analyze the patent-specific information and the statistical information to determine at least one of a dimension, a size, or a shape of a portion of the patient's anatomy; 
 calculate one or more adjustments to be made to an adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the portion of the patient's anatomy, wherein the calculate is based on the at least one of the dimension, the size, or the shape determined by the analyzing the patent-specific information and the statistical information; 
 generate an electronic surgical plan for the patient, the electronic surgical plan including instructions for performing a surgical procedure on the patient, where the instructions
 are customized to the patient, and 
 specify the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument; and 
 
 display, on a computer display, at least a portion of the electronic surgical plan including the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument, 
 wherein the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument is suitable for reuse with different patients based on different adjustments that are made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to a hip of the patient to perform the surgical procedure. 
 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the one or more adjustments of the surgical plan specify a setting for a guide pin for orienting a prosthetic component inserted into the patient's anatomy. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the instructions include machine instructions and the adjustable, mechanical instrument is robotic, and wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 adjust the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument based on the adjustments and utilizing the machine instructions, and 
 utilize the machine instructions by the adjustable, mechanical instrument to perform the surgical procedure. 
 
     
     
         14 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising program instructions, the program instructions when executed by a processing element operable to:
 analyze patient-specific information and statistical information to determine at least one of a dimension, a size, or a shape of a portion of the patient's anatomy;   calculate one or more adjustments to be made to an adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to fit the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument to the portion of the patient's anatomy, wherein the calculate is based on the at least one of the dimension, the size, or the shape as determined by the analyzing patient-specific information and statistical information;   generate an electronic surgical plan for the patient, the electronic surgical plan including instructions for performing a surgical procedure on the patient, where the instructions
 are customized to the patient based on the one or more electronic data files, and 
 specify the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument; and 
   display, on a computer display, at least a portion of the electronic surgical plan including the one or more adjustments to be made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument,   wherein the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument is suitable for reuse with different patients based on different adjustments that are made to the adjustable, mechanical surgical instrument.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 14  wherein the one or more adjustments of the surgical plan determine a setting for a guide pin for orienting a prosthetic component inserted into the patient's anatomy.