Intelligent Surgical Saw System with Real-time Monitoring and Feedback
Legal Citation
Summary of the Inventive Concept
An advanced surgical saw system integrating real-time monitoring, AI-powered navigation, and haptic feedback to enhance precision, safety, and efficiency in surgical procedures.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent disclosed a reciprocating saw blade cartridge releasably mounted to a saw. However, it lacked advanced features to ensure accurate tissue dissection and real-time feedback. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing a modular, wearable device with integrated real-time surgical site monitoring and AI-powered navigation, providing surgeons with enhanced precision and control.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The intelligent surgical saw system consists of a modular, wearable device that integrates a reciprocating saw blade cartridge with a real-time surgical site monitoring module. The monitoring module provides haptic feedback to the surgeon during the surgical procedure, ensuring accurate tissue dissection. The system also includes an AI-powered navigation module that tracks the saw blade's movement and provides real-time feedback to the surgeon, automatically adjusting the saw blade's reciprocation frequency based on tissue density and surgical site conditions. Additionally, the system features a robotic-assisted surgical saw module with an integrated computer vision module, enabling autonomous tissue dissection and real-time surgical site mapping. A virtual reality-based surgical saw simulation system is also included, providing surgeons with a realistic and immersive training experience.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce a paradigm shift in surgical saw technology by integrating advanced features such as real-time monitoring, AI-powered navigation, and haptic feedback. These innovations provide a significant improvement over the original patent, enabling surgeons to perform complex procedures with enhanced precision, safety, and efficiency.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include a handheld, non-wearable device or a stationary console-based system. Variations of the AI-powered navigation module could utilize machine learning algorithms or other forms of artificial intelligence to optimize surgical performance.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The intelligent surgical saw system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in orthopedic, neurosurgical, and cardiovascular applications. The system's advanced features and improved performance could lead to increased adoption and market share, as well as potential partnerships with leading medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A61 | A61B17/144 |
| A | A61 | A61B17/142 |
| A | A61 | A61B17/15 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Surgical instrumentation and medical device technologies, specifically focused on reciprocating surgical saw systems with emphasis on precision cutting and modular cartridge designs for medical procedures
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A biomedical engineer or medical device designer with expertise in surgical instrumentation, advanced mechanical design, sensor integration, and understanding of surgical workflow optimization techniques
Obviousness Rationale
A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's proposed variations represent predictable technological extensions of the source patent's fundamental surgical saw cartridge design. The core mechanical principles of the reciprocating saw blade system remain consistent, with added technological enhancements that represent standard engineering problem-solving approaches in medical device development. The integration of monitoring, feedback, and AI-assisted navigation would be viewed as natural progressions in surgical technology that leverage existing mechanical foundations.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,199 |
|---|---|
| Title | Surgical saw system including a reciprocating saw blade cartridge |
| Assignee(s) | Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC |