Adaptive Surgical Assistance Systems for Specialized Environments

Publication ID: 24-11857264_0004_PTD
Published: November 07, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Adaptive Surgical Assistance Systems for Specialized Environments,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857264_0004_PTD, Published November 07, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857264_0004_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,264.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

This inventive concept adapts surgical assistance systems for unique operational environments, ensuring secure, reliable, and effective surgical procedures in high-security, disaster relief, extreme weather, remote, and high-altitude settings.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed systems and methods for physician-designed surgical procedures, focusing on providing surgical assistance for spinal deformity correction. However, these systems may not be suitable for specialized environments, such as high-security facilities, disaster relief areas, or extreme weather conditions, where data security, communication reliability, and environmental adaptability are crucial. This inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing adaptive systems and methods tailored to these unique environments.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The new claims introduce specialized variations of the surgical assistance system, including secure servers and communication channels for high-security environments, portable and weather-resistant servers for extreme weather conditions, satellite communication channels for remote and high-altitude environments, and ruggedized virtual reality interfaces for simulating surgical procedures in harsh conditions. These adaptations enable surgeons to receive accurate and timely patient data, analyze and determine suitable implant configurations, and transmit the configurations for implantation, even in challenging operational environments.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel features, such as secure servers, portable servers, satellite communication channels, and ruggedized virtual reality interfaces, which provide a non-obvious solution for adapting surgical assistance systems to specialized environments. These features overcome the limitations of the original patent by ensuring data security, communication reliability, and environmental adaptability in unique operational settings.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments may include the use of blockchain technology for secure data storage, artificial intelligence-powered analysis for implant configuration determination, or augmented reality interfaces for enhanced surgical simulation. Variations may include adaptations for other specialized environments, such as space exploration or underwater operations.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The adaptive surgical assistance systems have significant commercial potential in various industries, including healthcare, disaster relief, and defense. The systems can be marketed to hospitals, medical research institutions, and government agencies operating in specialized environments, providing a competitive advantage in terms of data security, communication reliability, and environmental adaptability.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61B34/10
A A61 A61B5/743
A A61 A61B5/748
A A61 A61B5/7435
A A61 A61B34/20
A A61 A61B34/25
A A61 A61B90/37
G G06 G06N20/00
G G06 G06T7/73
G G06 G06T19/006
G G16 G16H20/40
G G16 G16H40/63
G G16 G16H50/00
A A61 A61B2034/102
A A61 A61B2034/105
A A61 A61B2034/107
A A61 A61B2034/108
A A61 A61B2034/256
A A61 A61B2090/365
G G06 G06N5/01
G G06 G06T2207/10072
G G06 G06T2207/10116
G G06 G06T2207/20084
G G06 G06T2207/30012

Field of Art

Medical imaging, surgical planning, and computer-assisted surgical systems with a focus on patient-specific anatomical modeling and virtual surgical simulation technologies

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer or medical informatics specialist with expertise in 3D medical imaging, computer-aided design, surgical planning software, and virtual surgical simulation technologies, holding advanced degrees in biomedical engineering, computer science, or related fields

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that extending surgical assistance systems to specialized environments represents a predictable application of existing virtual surgical modeling technologies. The core technical framework of patient-specific anatomical modeling and virtual implant simulation can be readily adapted to different operational contexts by implementing known communication and server technologies. The variations disclosed demonstrate standard engineering problem-solving techniques for expanding technological capabilities across diverse operational environments.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Virtual anatomical model transmission and surgical procedure simulation methods
PTD Variation
Secure server infrastructure and satellite communication channels for transmitting patient data in high-security or remote environments
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing secure communication protocols is a known technique for extending existing medical data transmission systems, representing a predictable design variation that a skilled practitioner would find obvious
Source Patent Element
Computer-implemented method for patient-specific implant design
PTD Variation
Ruggedized virtual reality interfaces for surgical simulation in extreme environmental conditions
Obviousness Reasoning
Adapting existing virtual reality interfaces to withstand harsh environments represents a standard engineering design choice using known environmental protection techniques
Source Patent Element
Virtual implantation simulation data processing
PTD Variation
Artificial intelligence-powered analysis for implant configuration determination
Obviousness Reasoning
Incorporating machine learning and AI techniques into existing medical data analysis systems is a predictable technological progression within the field of surgical informatics
Source Patent Element
Annotated anatomical image display methods
PTD Variation
Satellite and blockchain-enhanced data transmission and storage for remote surgical assistance
Obviousness Reasoning
Utilizing alternative communication and storage technologies represents a routine engineering solution for expanding the operational flexibility of existing medical data systems
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857264 and the disclosed variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the proposed surgical assistance system adaptations obvious and anticipated, as they represent predictable extensions of existing patient-specific surgical modeling technologies through standard engineering design techniques and known communication infrastructure implementations.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,264
TitleSystems and methods for physician designed surgical procedures
Assignee(s)Carlsmed, Inc.