ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,081, issued on May 26, was assigned to Metamorphosis GmbH (Germany).
"Artificial-intelligence-based determination of implantation curve" was invented by Arno Blau (Staufen, Germany), Artur Lamm (Staufen, Germany) and Aaron Pries (Staufen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for determining an implantation curve or path, along which an implant such as a nail or a screw may be inserted and implanted into a bone, and/or to determine an entry point, which is the point at which the surgeon opens the bone for inserting the implant. According to the invention, a 2D X-ray image is received, which X-ray imag...