US 8,057,407 B2Grant
Surgical sensor
Issue Date:2011-11-15
•29 Claims
•5 Drawing Sheets
Abstract
An integrated surgical anchor/localization sensor is disclosed. The anchor is adapted to be secured to an anatomical structure and contains a sensor housing. A receiver is located within the sensor housing and is adapted to sense reference signals generated by a surgical guidance system. A transmitter, connected to the receiver, conveys to a processor signals received by the receiver, so that the signals transmitted by the receiver are indicative of a current position of the anchor. Various other structures and methods are also disclosed.
Metadata
Assignee
- Medtronic Navigation, Inc.
Inventors
- Michael A Martinelli
- Mark W Hunter
- Sheri McCoid
- Paul Kessman
Application Information
Application Number:US 11/247,848
Filing Date:2005-10-11
Priority Date:1999-10-28
Art Unit:3777
Classifications
IPC:
A61B5/103
Patent Drawings (5 sheets)
Description
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/289,869 filed on Nov. 7, 2002, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/428,721, filed on Oct. 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,499,488. The disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Field
[0002] The present teachings relate to a surgical sensor which may be integrated with an anatomical anchor. The sensor has particular applicability in surgical procedures where it is desirable to track the relative movement of one or more structures.
Background
[0003] Many surgical procedures are planned and guided using images obtained from imaging systems such as magnetic resonance imagers (MRIs), computer tomographic imagers (CTs), x-ray imagers, positron emission tomographic (PET) scanners, and photo-emission computer technology (SPECT). These systems permit physicians to obtain detailed preoperative (or intraoperative) views of anatomical structures using noninvasive procedures. Once these images are obtained, the physician typically uses the images to plan a corrective surgical procedure. With the patient lying on an operating table, the images may be “registered” with the corresponding physical space of the patient, and displayed on a screen in the operating room (OR). As the physician navigates probes or other medical instruments within the patient, sensors on the instruments relay positional information to a computer. The computer, in turn, overlays a display of the position of the instrument on the image of the anatomical structure. In this way, the physician may navigate through a surgical procedure by viewing a display screen in the OR. An example of a related art system is found in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/809,404, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,236,875, entitled: “Surgical Navigation System Including Reference and Localization Frame,” and which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
[0004] Until now, the tracking of anatomical structures has been largely limited to external tracking, either by taping a sensor to a patient's skin, or by affixing an external clamp to the patient, such as a Mayfield clamp, attached externally to a patient's head.
[0005] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/931,654, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,347,240, entitled “Bone Navigation System” which is incorporated fully herein by reference discloses a system which employs screws extending from a bone fragment through a patient's skin and connected to a platform external to the patient. Tracking elements such as, for example, emitters are located on the platform so that when a bone fragment moves, so too does the platform with the connected tracking elements. An array in the OR tracks movement of the tracking elements, and this movement is correlated to the movement of the bone fragment, in order to precisely track the movement of the bone fragment. Alternatively, clamps may be used, in place of screws, to secure an array of tracking elements to a bone structure. While such related art systems may generally be reliable, their structure is somewhat cumbersome, especially when the movement of multiple anatomical structures needs to be tracked. In addition, the use of the tracking elements and receiving array requires an unobstructed line of sight therebetween which not only limits implantation within a patient, but also can lead to interference.
[0006] For these reasons, in procedures such as those involving the spine or the reconstruction or repair of vertebral bodies, fractured skulls, fragmented bones, or other damaged boney structures, it has been somewhat difficult to track the relative movement of multiple anatomical structures.
Summary
[0007] Enabling the detection of anatomical structure movement during medical procedures without the use of cumbersome external equipment fixed to the patient.
[0008] To provide a localization system for internal and/or external anatomical structures that do not require an unobstructed line of sight between a positional sensor and a detector.
[0009] To provide a localization system for internal anatomical structures which may be employed with minimal invasive procedures.
[0010] To provide an integrated anchor and localization sensor that may be deployed with relative ease.
[0011] To provide an anatomical anchor which may serve as both a preprocedural and intraprocedural fiducial marker.
[0012] To provide a reliable localization marker which may be placed in a patient in advance of a procedure and which may remain in the patient for a period of time following the procedure.
[0013] To enable movement detection, with five or six degrees of freedom, of an anatomical structure or surgical instrument (whether the instrument be an anchor, a catheter, or any other medical instrument).
[0014] The teachings, in their broadest sense, may comprise one or more of the following aspects, either alone or in combination with one or more additional elements:
[0015] an anatomical anchor/sensor,
[0016] a receiver on an anchor for sensing signals generated external to the anchor,
[0017] a transmitter on an anchor for conveying signals indicative of the anchor's location,
[0018] a signal generator on an anchor,
[0019] a connection for securing a receiver to an anatomical anchor,
[0020] a receiver and/or transmitter on a surgical screw, staple, pin rod, needle or soft tissue anchor,
[0021] an electromagnetic sensing coil on an anchor,
[0022] a magnet on an anchor,
[0023] an electromagnetic sensor having multiple collinear coils wound at differing angles, whether disposed on an anchor, a catheter, or other medical instrument,
[0024] hard-wiring a transmitter on an anchor to a processor,
[0025] affixing a wireless transmitter to an anchor,
[0026] affixing a conductive electrode to an anatomical anchor,
[0027] a surgical screw having a hollow containing a sensor,
[0028] affixing a sensor to anchor using potting material,
[0029] a sensor housing for the head of a screw,
[0030] an attachable/detachable sensor mount for an anchor,
[0031] a grasping region for permitting medical personnel to screw a portion of a screw/sensor into an anatomical structure,
[0032] an integrated anatomical anchor/sensor where the sensor is detachable,
[0033] methods and apparatuses for deploying an integrated anchor/sensor,
[0034] methods for making and using the above items,
[0035] procedures where the relative movement of instruments and/or anatomical structures are tracked and displayed, and
[0036] any other novel and unobvious aspects of the following disclosure and/or claims.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0037] The present teachings will become more fully understood from the detailed description and the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0038] FIG. 1A is an exploded view of an integrated sensor and bone screw in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;
[0039] FIG. 1B is an exploded view of an integrated sensor and bone screw in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;
[0040] FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of a single coil sensor in accordance with the invention;
[0041] FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of a dual-orthogonal coil sensor in accordance with the invention;
[0042] FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram of a dual-coaxial coil sensor in accordance with the invention;
[0043] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a preferred system of the invention and the environment of its use;
[0044] FIG. 4A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a driver associated with deploying the integrated sensors of FIGS. 1A and 1B ; and
[0045] FIG. 4B is a perspective of another embodiment of a driver associated with deploying the integrated sensors of FIGS. 1A and 1B .
Detailed Description of Various Embodiments
[0046] The following description of various embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present teachings, its application, or uses.
[0047] The teachings will now be described in connection with the Figures wherein like parts are numbered with the same reference numerals for ease of discussion.
[0048] In accordance with the teachings, there is provided an integrated surgical anchor/localization sensor. An example of such an integrated unit is designated by reference number 12 in FIG. 1 .
[0049] According to the invention, the anchor is configured to be secured to an anatomical structure. As illustrated in FIG. 1 , an anchor in accordance with the invention may, by way of example, include a surgical screw 14. Screw 14 has a head portion 16, and a threaded portion 18. The threaded portion 18 is configured to be secured into boney structure such as portions of long bones, vertebral bodies, the skull, or any other boney anatomical structure. In an preferred embodiment, the anchor may be a 2.2 mm cross-drive screw, 3-7 mm in length. Preferably, the screw has keyed head portions 15 so that a connector may be securely fastened to it. Screw 15 may also contain slots 13 enabling the screw to be driven by various convention surgical screw drivers. It is also preferable for the screw 14 to be constructed of a material that will appear on an image scan and that will not cause interference with the surgical guidance system in which it is intended to be used. If an anchor is scanably detectable, it may alternatively be used as a fiducial marker. By way of example, when used with electromagnetic guidance systems, the screw may be constructed of aluminum.
[0050] While aspects of the invention are described herein in connection with surgical screws. the invention in its broadest sense is not so limited. Other anchors may be used in connection with the invention. By way of example only, such other anchors may include surgical staples, pins, rods, soft tissue anchors such as pigtails, and headframe (e.g., Mayfield) pins.
[0051] In accordance with the invention, there is also provided a receiver for sensing reference signals generated by a surgical guidance system. Such a system typically includes a reference signal generator 39 as schematically depicted in FIG. 3 . When an electromagnetic guidance system is to be used in connection with the invention, the receiver may include at least one electromagnetic sensor 28 as schematically depicted in FIGS. 2A-2C . The invention is not limited to any specific localization guidance system or algorithm. Nevertheless, an example of an acceptable system and algorithm may be found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,592,939, entitled: “Method and System for Navigating a Catheter Probe,” and which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
[0052] FIG. 2A illustrates a sensor 28 having a single coil 20. Depending on the specifics of the guidance system employed, such a sensor is typically capable of detecting position with either three or five degrees of freedom. In contrast, FIGS. 2B and 2C illustrate sensors 28 having multiple coils capable of detecting position with up to six degrees of freedom. More particularly, the coil arrangement illustrated in FIG. 2B enables a reference signal to be detected with two orthogonal sensing coils 22. Alternatively, a plurality of collinear coils may be employed. For example, in the coaxial arrangement illustrated in FIG. 2C , two collinear sensing coils 24 are wound at differing or opposing angles. While any opposing angles will work, a preferred angle is 90°. In this manner, each coil will provide unique feedback in response to the same reference signal generated by an electromagnetic guidance system.
[0053] The coil arrangement of FIG. 2C also has applicability in connection with medical devices other than anchors. For example, the collinear nature of the arrangement makes it particularly suitable for devices that have working channels such as catheters where coils of differing angles may be wrapped around the working channel to thereby minimize the size of the device.
[0054] The coil(s) of sensor 28 may be constructed of 40 AWG wire wrapped approximately 200 turns. Alternatively, the sensors may be 10 μH-1000 μH surface-mounted inductors, preferably non-shielded. In an alternative embodiment, a conductive localization system may be employed. In this situation, sensor 28 may include a conductive electrode receiver. While the preferred electromagnetic system is disclosed as including coil sensor, any electromagnetic sensor may be used including, but not limited to flux gates and reed switches.
[0055] The invention may also include a transmitter for conveying to a processor signals received by the receiver. In a preferred embodiment, the transmitter may simply include two wires 30 for hardwiring the sensor 28 to the electronics 32 of a surgical guidance system 34 (schematically illustrated in FIG. 3 ). The transmitter wires 30 may have, at their distal ends (not shown) connectors for selectively connecting them to the surgical guidance system 34. Preferably, the transmitter wires 30 include two pair of 40 AWG twisted bifilar wire, with an outside diameter less than about 0.062 inches. It is also preferable that the transmitter wires be compatible with sterilization processes so that they may be safely used within an anatomical body.
[0056] In an alternative embodiment, the transmitter may be wireless, transmitting signals to the surgical guidance system via radio frequency, for example. In such an embodiment, a transmitting circuit and antenna may also be part of sensor 28. Since the details of wireless transmitter systems are known in the art, for brevity, they are not repeated herein. Sensor 28 may further include a battery (not shown) for powering the transmitter. Alternatively, a voltage may be provided to the transmitter by induction using an external coil included as part of sensor 28. Examples of such systems are described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/428,722; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,474,341, entitled “Surgical Communication and Power System” which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
[0057] As previously described, a sensor located on an anchor may receive signals from a signal generator external to the patient. The invention may, however, be embodied in a system with the reverse arrangement—i.e., element 28 being a signal generator internal to the patient and the sensor being located external to the patient. In this scenario, and if the teachings according to various embodiments, uses an electromagnetic guidance system, the internal signal generator may, in its simplest form, be a magnet.
[0058] Also in accordance with the invention there may be provided a connector for securing the receiver to the anchor, the connector being configured so that the signals conveyed by the transmitter are indicative of a current position of the anchor. As embodied herein, and as illustrated in FIG. 1A , the connector may include housing 26 mounted to the head 16 of screw 14. Housing 26 may include wire relief groove 33 for transmitter wires 30. Housing 26 may also include a keyed opening 27 for receiving corresponding keyed screw head 16. This keyed arrangement prevents housing 26 from rotating on screw 14, thereby ensuring that the sensor 28 remains in a fixed position to provide an accurate reading of the position (i.e., location and/or orientation) of screw 14. Housing 26 preferably has a plurality of flat grasping surfaces 31 enabling the screw to be driven into a boney structure by manipulating the housing 26. Housing 26 may be either detachable, fixedly secured to, or integrally formed with screw 14, so long as it satisfies the function of securing a sensor to the screw. To this end, housing 26 may contain an opening 29 opposite keyed opening 27, for receiving sensor 28. If housing 26 is integrally formed with screw 14, slots 13 may be eliminated or alternatively located at the surface of opening 29.
[0059] FIG. 1B illustrates an arrangement similar to FIG. 1A , except that a threaded cap 17 screws onto threaded end 19 of housing 26, securing head 16 of screw 14 to housing 26. With this arrangement, sensor housing 26 may be selectively removed from screw 14.
[0060] Sensor 28 may be secured to housing 26 in any appropriate manner. For example, it may snap fit and/or be glued into opening 29. Alternatively, coils or other sensors may be deposited in opening 29 and the opening thereafter filled with a suitable potting material, such as surgical cement. In its broadest sense, the connector of the invention may be any material or mechanism capable of joining the receiver to the anchor, ranging form a quantity of potting material to structures which are molded, mechanically attached to, bonded to, or integrally formed with the anchor.
[0061] In an alternative embodiment (not shown) screw 14 may have a partially hollowed construction in lieu of the housing 26, and the receiver may be contained within the hollow. In such an embodiment, the connector may be potting material for securing the receiver within the hollow or may include a cartridge for removably securing the sensor in the hollow. In fact, removability of the sensor from the anchor may be beneficially incorporated into mechanical linkages to provide the physician with flexibility to attached and detach the sensor as the physician sees fit.
[0062] While the anchor/sensor of the invention may be used as a fiducial marker, it has particular advantage for use in tracking boney anatomical structures such as vertebral bodies during spinal procedures or bone fragments during reconstructive procedures. By way of example, a physician may obtain an image of a fractured long bone using fluoroscopy or any other imaging device. Using a device such as cannulated driver 40 (illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B ), the physician may implant screw/sensor into a boney structure. Specifically, driver 40 includes handle 42, neck 44, and socket 46. Socket 46 includes opening 48 shaped to engage grasping surfaces 31 of integrated screw/sensor 12. Driver 40 may include a cannula or opening 50 extending therethrough to accommodate transmitting wires 30. Alternatively, in lieu of opening 50, a slot 52 (FIG. 4B ) in an edge of socket 46 may be provided to permit wires 30 to pass therethrough. In use, the physician loads a screw/sensor 12 into socket 48, and passes the loaded socket through an incision adjacent boney structure in which the screw is to be secured. Using handle 42, the physician turns the screw, securing it to the boney structure. Thereafter, the physician removes the driver 40, pulling it over the transmitting wires extended through opening 50 (FIG. 4A ) or pulling the slot 52 (FIG. 46 ) away from wires 30.
[0063] After screwing an anchor/sensor 12 into each of the bone fragments, the sensors are then registered with the image, such as in a known manner. With the scanned image appearing on a display device 36, the physician may manipulate the fractured bone fragments, tracking their movement in real-time. This is achievable because the surgical navigation circuitry 32, receiving signals from anchor/sensors 12 in each fractured bone segment, can alter the image appearing on display 36 to reflect a current position of the bone segments. For example, the scanned image may be digitized and correlated to sensors 28 so that as the fractured portions of a bone are moved, simulated movement of those portions occur on display 36. In this way, a physician may precisely reset a fractured bone. Related procedures are disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/809,404, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,239,875, entitled “Surgical Navigation System Including Reference Frame and Localization Frame,” and U.S. application Ser. No. 08/931,654, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,347,240, entitled “Bone Navigation System,” both of which are fully incorporated herein by reference.
[0064] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure and methodology of the present teachings without departing from the scope or spirit of the teachings. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present teachings cover modifications and variations of this teachings provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method of determining a position of a plurality of portions of an anatomy, wherein the plurality of portions of the anatomy are naturally a single portion, comprising:
attaching a first tracking sensor to a first portion of the anatomy including moving a first anchor into a first bone portion of the anatomy, interconnecting the first tracking sensor and the first anchor in a selected orientation, and fixing the first tracking sensor to the first anchor, wherein interconnecting the first tracking sensor and the first anchor in a selected orientation includes connecting the first tracking sensor to the first anchor in substantially only a single orientation determined by a first hollow formed relative to the first anchor;
attaching a second tracking sensor to a second portion of the anatomy including moving a second anchor into a second bone portion of the anatomy; and
moving the first portion of the anatomy relative to the second portion of the anatomy;
wherein a selected position of the first portion and the second portion is determined at least in part with a first position signal produced from the first tracking sensor and a second position signal produced from the second tracking sensor.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the selected position of the first portion, the second portion, or combinations thereof, include at least one of transmitting a signal, receiving a signal, or combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the selected position of the first portion includes transmitting a first position signal from the tracking sensor and wherein determining the selected position of the second portion includes transmitting a second position signal from the second tracking sensor.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the selected position of the first portion of the first tracking sensor includes:
producing a signal external to the anatomy;
receiving the signal produced external to the anatomy by said first tracking sensor; and
transmitting the first position signal from the first tracking sensor to a processor.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the selected position of the second portion includes:
producing a signal external to the anatomy;
receiving the signal produced external to the anatomy by said second tracking sensor; and
transmitting the second position signal from the second tracking sensor to a processor.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
positioning the first tracking sensor in the first hollow formed in the first anchor.
7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
connecting the first tracking sensor with the first anchor;
wherein the first tracking sensor includes an electromagnetic sensor.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first bone portion and the second bone portion are anatomically a single bone.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
manipulating the first portion of the anatomy and the second portion of the anatomy to achieve a selected anatomical orientation.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein manipulating the first portion of the anatomy and the second portion of the anatomy to achieve a selected anatomical orientation includes determining when the first portion of the anatomy and the second portion of the anatomy substantially mimic the natural anatomy.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
transmitting at least one of the first position signal, the second position signal, or combinations thereof via radio frequencies.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing a surgical instrument; and
providing a third tracking sensor with the surgical instrument.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
providing a first portion of the third tracking sensor and a second portion of the third tracking sensor substantially collinear on the surgical instrument.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the surgical instrument includes selecting at least one of a cannula, a probe, a catheter, or combinations thereof.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein attaching a second tracking sensor includes interconnecting a sensor element with a hollow portion of the second anchor interconnected with the second portion of the anatomy.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
obtaining image data of the patient with an imaging system separate from the first anchor or the second anchor.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein obtaining image data includes obtaining image data of the patient with at least one of a magnetic resonance imager, a computer aided tomography imager, a fluoroscope, x-ray imagers, a positron emission scanner, a photon-emission computer tomography imager, or combinations thereof.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
selecting a fractured anatomical portion that has at least a first fracture portion as the first bone portion and a second fracture portion as the second bone portion that have a naturally unfractured configuration;
wherein moving the first portion of the anatomy relative to the second portion of the anatomy is to substantially achieve the naturally unfractured configuration.
19. A method of determining a position of a plurality of portions of an anatomy, wherein the plurality of portions of the anatomy are naturally a single portion, comprising:
attaching a first tracking sensor to a first portion of the anatomy including moving a first anchor into a first bone portion of the anatomy, interconnecting the first tracking sensor and the first anchor in a selected orientation, and fixing the first tracking sensor to the first anchor;
attaching a second tracking sensor to a second portion of the anatomy including moving a second anchor into a second bone portion of the anatomy;
moving the first portion of the anatomy relative to the second portion of the anatomy;
determining a selected position of the first portion and the second portion of the anatomy at least in part with a first position signal produced from the first tracking sensor and a second position signal produced from the second tracking sensor;
registering the obtained image data to the physical space of the patient, wherein registering the image data includes matching a location of a fiducial in the physical space of the patient with an image space of the obtained image data;
anchoring at least one of the first tracking sensor, the second tracking sensor, or combinations thereof with the fiducial to the portion of the anatomy, wherein at least one of the first anchor or the second anchor is the fiducial;
displaying a movement of at least one of the first bone portion or the second bone portion of the anatomy with the obtained image data based on the registration of the obtained image data to the physical space; and
obtaining image data of the patient with an imaging system prior to attaching the first anchor or the second anchor.
20. A method of detecting and tracking a current position of a tissue of an anatomy, comprising:
attaching an anchor to the tissue;
imaging the anatomy after attaching the anchor to the anatomy to generate images;
attaching a tracking sensor to the anchor after the imaging of the anatomy;
registering the position of the anchor to the image data including image data of the anchor;
wherein a position of the surface of the anatomy is determined with a position signal produced by and conveyed from the tracking sensor; and
wherein the tracking sensor is configured so that the position signals correspond to the current position of the tissue;
wherein attaching a tracking sensor includes positioning the tracking sensor on an external portion of the anatomy.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the position signal includes at least one of sensing a signal generated by a surgical navigation system, transmitting a signal from the tracking sensor to the surgical navigation system, or combinations thereof.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the position signal of the tracking sensor is transmitted via radio frequencies.
23. The method of claim 20,
wherein the tracking sensor attaches to the anchor in substantially only a single orientation.
24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
transmitting a signal from a surgical navigation system to the tracking sensor; and
wherein producing a position signal includes sensing the signal from the surgical navigation system.
25. The method of claim 20, wherein attaching a tracking sensor includes:
attaching an anchor to the anatomy and providing a bore in the anchor; and
interconnecting the tracking sensor with the bore provided in the anchor.
26. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
providing a surgical instrument;
providing a surgical instrument sensor;
wherein said surgical sensor includes first sensing coil and a second sensing coil substantially collinear with the first sensing coil.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the surgical instrument is selected from at least one of a probe, a cannula, a catheter, or combinations thereof.
28. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
displaying images of the anatomy on a display device;
manipulating the anatomy to move the anatomy, after registering the position of the anchor to the image data; and
viewing real time position of the anatomy based on the tracking sensor is configured so that the position signals correspond to the current position of the tissue.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein viewing real time position of the anatomy includes:
digitizing the generated images of the anatomy; and
illustrating movement of the digitized images in real-time based upon the real-time movement of the anatomy due at least to the registering the position of the anchor to the image data of the position of the anchor and the determining a position of the surface of the anatomy with the position signal.
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