Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for identifying anatomical landmarks in image data
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Application No.: US15124988Application Date: 2015-03-10
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Publication No.: US10235757B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Yangqiu Hu , Angela Mines , Nathaniel Lenz
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Pepper Hamilton LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2015/019615 WO 20150310
- International Announcement: WO2015/138397 WO 20150917
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06T7/00 ; A61B6/03 ; A61B6/00 ; A61B8/00 ; G06T19/00 ; G06T7/73 ; A61B5/055 ; G06T7/60 ; G06T17/00 ; G06T19/20 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods are described for locating and identifying anatomical landmarks, such as ligament attachment points, in image data. These systems, devices, and methods may provide an oblique plane that contains an anatomical landmark such as a ligament attachment point to the tibia. For example, the position at which the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), or patellar tendon attaches to the tibia may be identified. The systems, devices, and methods allow for tracing of an anatomical landmark to generate a 3-D marking on a 3-D surface model of a patient's bone. The attachment points may be useful landmarks for patient-matched instrumentation.
Public/Granted literature
- US10096112B2 Methods and systems for identifying anatomical landmarks in image data Public/Granted day:2018-10-09
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