Robotic system for shoulder arthroplasty using stemless implant components
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12594171B2 to Howmedica Osteonics Corp. covering robotic systems and methods for shoulder arthroplasty. The patent describes a guidance station that tracks surgical tools, patient humerus, and scapula to control tool movement relative to virtual cutting boundaries for bone preparation. The system positions implants based on bone density characteristics.
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USPTO issued patent grant US12594171B2 to Howmedica Osteonics Corp. on April 7, 2026, covering robotic systems for shoulder arthroplasty using stemless implant components. The patent includes 19 claims for a guidance station that tracks surgical tools and patient anatomy (humerus and scapula) to control tool movement within virtual cutting boundaries, with implant positioning based on bone density data.
Medical device manufacturers developing robotic surgical systems for orthopedic applications should monitor this intellectual property landscape. Competitors entering the robotic arthroplasty space may need to design around this patent or seek licensing arrangements with Howmedica Osteonics Corp. to avoid infringement liability.
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Robotic system for shoulder arthroplasty using stemless implant components
Grant US12594171B2 Kind: B2 Apr 07, 2026
Assignee
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
Inventors
Rajan Yadav, Jetinder Singh, Koustubh Rao
Abstract
Robotic systems and methods for robotic arthroplasty. The robotic system includes a machining station and a guidance station. The guidance station tracks movement of various objects in the operating room, such as a surgical tool, a humerus of a patient, and a scapula of the patient. The guidance station tracks these objects for purposes of controlling movement of the surgical tool relative to virtual cutting boundaries or other virtual objects associated with the humerus and scapula to facilitate preparation of bone to receive a shoulder implant system. The virtual objects are located based on density data of the bone such that, when one or more shoulder implants are fully seated in the bone, distal portions of the implants are located in a first region of the bone having a density characteristic greater than an adjacent second region of the bone.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/4612 A61B 17/14 A61B 17/1684
Filing Date
2021-10-13
Application No.
17500182
Claims
19
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