Patents by Inventor Marc-Antoine DUFOUR

Marc-Antoine DUFOUR has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11707333
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be used to perform robot-aided surgery. A system may include a display device and a computing device including a memory device with instructions. The instructions can cause the system to access surgical data, calculate medial and lateral gap data, calculate a recommended component set, and generate a graphical user interface. Accessing surgical data can include accessing soft tissue data indicative of at least tension in soft tissues surrounding a surgical location. The graphical user interface can include an interactive trapezoidal graphic overlaid onto a graphical representation of a distal femur and a proximal tibia. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can include a graphical representation of a medial total gap, a lateral total gap, and a recommended spacer size. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can update in response to adjustments in implant parameters to assist in surgical planning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Merette, Harlan Levine, Pierre Couture, Olivier Boisvert, Emily Gogarty, Marc-Antoine Dufour, Vincent Masse
  • Publication number: 20220183774
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be used to perform robot-aided surgery. A system may include a display device and a computing device including a memory device with instructions. The instructions can cause the system to access surgical data, calculate medial and lateral gap data, calculate a recommended component set, and generate a graphical user interface. Accessing surgical data can include accessing soft tissue data indicative of at least tension in soft tissues surrounding a surgical location. The graphical user interface can include an interactive trapezoidal graphic overlaid onto a graphical representation of a distal femur and a proximal tibia. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can include a graphical representation of a medial total gap, a lateral total gap, and a recommended spacer size. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can update in response to adjustments in implant parameters to assist in surgical planning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Merette, Harlan Levine, Pierre Couture, Olivier Boisvert, Emily Gogarty, Marc-Antoine Dufour, Vincent Masse
  • Publication number: 20220183701
    Abstract: To address technical problems facing knee arthroplasty resection validation, the present subject matter provides a tracked knee arthroplasty instrument for objective measurement of resection depth. By performing a precise comparison between the location of the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument and a reference location, the knee arthroplasty instrument measures and validates each tibial and femoral resection. To address technical problems facing validation of joint laxity following knee arthroplasty, the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument is shaped to validate the flexion gap and extension gap. When the tracked knee arthroplasty instrument is inserted between the resected tibial plateau and femoral head, the instrument shape validates whether the desired flexion gap and extension gap have been achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Emily Gogarty, Pierre Couture, Adam H. Sanford, Frederique DesbiensBlais, Marc-Antoine Dufour, Vincent Pelletier, Yann Facchinello
  • Patent number: 11229489
    Abstract: Systems and methods may be used to perform robot-aided surgery. A system may include a display device and a computing device including a memory device with instructions. The instructions can cause the system to access surgical data, calculate medial and lateral gap data, calculate a recommended component set, and generate a graphical user interface. Accessing surgical data can include accessing soft tissue data indicative of at least tension in soft tissues surrounding a surgical location. The graphical user interface can include an interactive trapezoidal graphic overlaid onto a graphical representation of a distal femur and a proximal tibia. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can include a graphical representation of a medial total gap, a lateral total gap, and a recommended spacer size. The interactive trapezoidal graphic can update in response to adjustments in implant parameters to assist in surgical planning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Sebastien Merette, Harlan Levine, Pierre Couture, Olivier Boisvert, Emily Gogarty, Marc-Antoine Dufour, Vincent Masse
  • Publication number: 20200069372
    Abstract: a system for outputting a three-dimensional (3D) bone model of a patient during computer-assisted surgery comprises a processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Marc-Antoine DUFOUR, Myriam VALIN, Jean-Sebastien MERETTE, Pierre COUTURE, Martin BRUMMUND