The VUZE System (the “System”) enables users to load pre-operative 3D images and planning data and register and overlay this data in real time with intra-operative 2D radiographic images of the same anatomy. The System supports device guidance during minimally invasive spinal surgery, including the stabilization of the spine by means of fixation, fixation coupled with fusion, vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty. Applicable vertebrae are within the range of S1 through T7. The user of the VUZE System is a surgeon with the required qualifications for performing applicable spine surgeries. The System offers pre-operative surgical planning, including implant screw sizing and trajectory determination, as well as intra-operative assistance along the insertion of typical surgical tools (including tools used for placing implants) relative to rigid spinal structures.
A freestanding component of an x-ray-based diagnostic digital imaging assembly [e.g., a digital x-ray system, x-ray computed tomography (CT) system, or fluoroscopy system] designed to process patient radiological images; it may additionally be intended to be integrated as part of a radiology picture archiving and communication system (PACS). It consists of dedicated hardware (e.g., computer processing unit, monitor) with integrated software typically to assist image analysis (e.g., viewing, manipulation, interpretation); it does not include controls for direct operation of the imaging system.