The day is coming when your spine surgery will be performed virtually using advanced computer simulation to practice and plan for the real thing. PADT Medical is currently working with Neil Crawford, PhD at the Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) to develop the Virtual Spine Surgeon software system. The program, which is funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging And Bioengineering (NIBIB), has the ultimate goal to "improve the outcome of surgery, shorten the time under anesthesia, and improve the confidence of the patient and surgeon". PADT is providing software development, finite element modeling, and rapid prototyping expertise to help construct a system that will convert pre-operative images (CT or MRI) into a patient specific model that can be used to suggest refinements to the surgery and ultimately create templates and drill guides for intraoperative use.
Screen Grab from Virtual Spine Surgeon program.
Increasingly, finite element modeling is being used to predict surgical outcomes and device performance. Contact us If you are interested learning more about how we can help you accelerate your medical device development program using finite element modeling.
