SBIR Phase I: Development of a tracking system for computer assisted surgery

SBIR 第一阶段：开发计算机辅助手术跟踪系统

• 批准号: 2111012
• 负责人: Kamran Shamaei
• 金额: $ 25.6万
• 依托单位: MONOGRAM ORTHOPAEDICS INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2111012&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Development; tracking; system

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project is to improve accessibility to robotic total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Robotic TKA can improve implant positioning accuracy, enhance early functional rehabilitation, and reduce postoperative pain and time to hospital discharge. However, disruption in the operating room caused by current positional tracking systems impedes robotic utilization in TKA procedures. This Phase I project focuses on developing an inside-out tracking system that would free up valuable space in the operating room, eliminate line-of-sight concerns, possibly eliminate secondary incisions, and reduce the robotic system's overall cost. The distributors may be able to integrate this inside-out tracking system into any navigated or robotic surgical system that requires tracking bony anatomy (knee, hip, shoulder, or ankle arthroplasty and spinal or cranial procedures). This innovation targets the global orthopedic surgical robotic device market. The implementation of inside-out tracking may significantly improve the usability of surgical robots, improving their accessibility and, ultimately, improving outcomes for TKA patients.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project seeks to develop an inside-out tracking system prototype that is appropriate for surgical bone tracking. Legacy commercial embodiments of inside-out tracking systems are not sufficiently compact and do not possess the necessary processing power for surgical applications. Recently, technological advances have made small form factor cameras with sufficient processing power to enable the realistic development of an inside-out tracking system for surgical robotic use accessible to developers at low cost. In this Phase I project, the team will demonstrate the feasibility of such a system through the following technical objectives: bench test commercial cameras and develop software to capture and process positional data in real-time; integrate an inside-out tracking system into a surgical robotic TKA system, and demonstrate the feasibility of an integrated system in a cadaver study to determine surgeon usability. Successful completion of this project may identify hardware and software that demonstrates the performance necessary for surgical applications and confirm the system's usability with surgeon users.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是改善机器人全膝关节置换术(TKA)的可及性。机器人全膝关节置换术可以提高植入物的定位精度，促进早期功能康复，减少术后疼痛和出院时间。然而，目前的位置跟踪系统在手术室造成的干扰阻碍了机器人在TKA手术中的应用。这个第一阶段的项目专注于开发一种由内向外的跟踪系统，该系统将释放手术室中的宝贵空间，消除视线问题，可能消除二次切开，并降低机器人系统的总体成本。经销商可以将这种由内向外的跟踪系统集成到任何需要跟踪骨骼解剖(膝盖、髋关节、肩部或脚踝关节成形术以及脊柱或颅骨手术)的导航或机器人外科系统中。这项创新瞄准了全球整形外科机器人设备市场。自内向外跟踪的实施可能会显著提高手术机器人的可用性，改善它们的可及性，最终改善TKA患者的预后。这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目旨在开发一种适合于外科骨骼跟踪的自内向外跟踪系统原型。传统的内向外跟踪系统的商业实施例不够紧凑，并且不具备外科应用所需的处理能力。最近，技术进步使具有足够处理能力的小型相机能够以低成本现实地开发出供外科机器人使用的内向外跟踪系统。在这个第一阶段的项目中，该团队将通过以下技术目标论证这种系统的可行性：对商用摄像机进行台式测试并开发软件以实时捕获和处理位置数据；将内向外跟踪系统集成到外科机器人TKA系统中；并在身体研究中演示集成系统的可行性，以确定外科医生的可用性。成功完成该项目可以确定能够证明外科应用程序所需性能的硬件和软件，并确认该系统在外科医生用户中的可用性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。