Spinal probe with tactile force feedback and pedicle breach prediction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9549744
APP PUB NO 20120179070A1
SERIAL NO

13378597

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A spinal probe comprises a handle, a shaft coupled to the handle and a force sensor to detect forces applied to a tip of the shaft. A controller that executes a predictive algorithm to predict whether or not the tip of the shaft is going to breach a cortex of a pedicle based on the detected forces. The controller may be embedded within the spinal probe or external within a computer or other device coupled to the probe by a data acquisition component.

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  • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Erdman, Arthur G New Brighton, US 56 4572
Gustafson, Evan M Golden Valley, US 6 51
Ledonio, Charles Gerald Tan Minneapolis, US 2 40
Nuckley, David J Minneapolis, US 2 111
Polly,, Jr David W Edina, US 1 40
Pommer, Timothy J St. Paul, US 3 53

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