Periodic Reporting for period 2 - PeekMedAuto (Novel AI-based system for orthopedic surgery to help surgeons fully automate the pre-operative planning of knee osteotomy)
Période du rapport: 2023-11-01 au 2024-10-31
Knee osteotomy is an orthopedic surgical procedure that entails the addition or removal of a bone wedge to shift body weight from a damaged joint. It is a procedure that enables patients to keep their native knee for longer or even permanently, which translates into a better quality of life for patients. However, hospitals, and specifically their surgeons, face a major challenge regarding this procedure: osteotomies around the knee are very complex to plan and to execute. The steps and metrics for this procedure are very hard to predict during the pre-operative efforts when it is done manually or even with the use of visualization software. This reported difficulty greatly increases the risks of the procedure due to the many variables not easy to anticipate before the patient is in surgery, which makes surgeons to sometimes opt for an easier-to-perform surgery that implies less risks, such as joint replacement, which translates into loss of native knee joint, revisions every 10-15 years, loss of patient’s mobility and physical capabilities, and excessive costs for hospitals - joint replacement is a considerable more expensive procedure, due to the costs associated with implants, sterilization, hospital stays and inventory management, which, in addition, also contributes to environmental pollution.
Considering this major challenge, PeekMed® has developed an automatic and accurate pre-operative planning system: the innovative AI-based PeekMed-Auto module, the first product enabling fully automatic pre-operative planning of osteotomies around the knee. Following existing and upcoming guidelines, PeekMed-Auto offers a fast and easy-to-use tool which is able to perform the pre-operative planning with a great level of accuracy and safety, reducing the margin for errors and miscalculations and the time of the planning to only a few seconds. PeekMed-Auto combines the latest advances in image processing, deep learning and artificial intelligence and is based on a successful manual version that has gained strong market traction. PeekMed-Auto allows the surgeon to provide a customized treatment that translates into fewer complications following surgery and reduced chance for re-hospitalization and second surgery.
PeekMed-Auto allows increased hospital efficiency since it empowers surgeons to opt for a more complex procedure that is considerably less expensive than joint replacement and with considerably better patient outcomes. Moreover, given PeekMed-Auto’s capability to plan the most complex surgery in a matter of seconds, it allows surgeons to use their time on other issues of the surgery or in other patients. In addition to the pre-operative planning, the system exports a report with the surgery’s plan, including 3D models, which can be shared with the surgical team and used during surgery and can be integrated with other systems, such as robotics, patient-specific instruments and navigation systems. This enhances ease of use and makes PeekMed-Auto highly applicable in a real world/clinical setting. In summary, by digitizing the whole process of planning and communication, PeekMed-Auto provides better health at lower cost and risk.
Considering this major challenge, PeekMed® has developed an automatic and accurate pre-operative planning system: the innovative AI-based PeekMed-Auto module, the first product enabling fully automatic pre-operative planning of osteotomies around the knee. Following existing and upcoming guidelines, PeekMed-Auto offers a fast and easy-to-use tool which is able to perform the pre-operative planning with a great level of accuracy and safety, reducing the margin for errors and miscalculations and the time of the planning to only a few seconds. PeekMed-Auto combines the latest advances in image processing, deep learning and artificial intelligence and is based on a successful manual version that has gained strong market traction. PeekMed-Auto allows the surgeon to provide a customized treatment that translates into fewer complications following surgery and reduced chance for re-hospitalization and second surgery.
PeekMed-Auto allows increased hospital efficiency since it empowers surgeons to opt for a more complex procedure that is considerably less expensive than joint replacement and with considerably better patient outcomes. Moreover, given PeekMed-Auto’s capability to plan the most complex surgery in a matter of seconds, it allows surgeons to use their time on other issues of the surgery or in other patients. In addition to the pre-operative planning, the system exports a report with the surgery’s plan, including 3D models, which can be shared with the surgical team and used during surgery and can be integrated with other systems, such as robotics, patient-specific instruments and navigation systems. This enhances ease of use and makes PeekMed-Auto highly applicable in a real world/clinical setting. In summary, by digitizing the whole process of planning and communication, PeekMed-Auto provides better health at lower cost and risk.
Throughout the project, significant advancements were achieved in developing an AI-based solution for fully automated pre-operative planning in knee osteotomies, culminating in the successful delivery of PeekMed-Auto.
The core innovation was the creation and integration of an AI module capable of performing three critical functions: automatic bone segmentation, landmarks detection, and pre-operative planning with a high degree of accuracy, efficiency, and safety. These results were validated through internal testing and external evaluations, demonstrating alignment with quality control standards and fulfilling the intended clinical purpose. The module had been rigorously tested and refined, ensuring its readiness for real-world application.
A comprehensive retrospective observational pilot study was conducted in collaboration with leading orthopedic surgeons across four hospitals in Portugal, France, and Germany. The findings confirmed PeekMed-Auto emerges as a potentially transformative tool for orthopedic surgery, offering surgeons a fully automated solution that simplifies and enhances pre-operative planning for knee osteotomies. This project underscores the potential for continued innovation in healthcare technologies, contributing to improved surgical outcomes and advancing the field of orthopedic medicine.
The core innovation was the creation and integration of an AI module capable of performing three critical functions: automatic bone segmentation, landmarks detection, and pre-operative planning with a high degree of accuracy, efficiency, and safety. These results were validated through internal testing and external evaluations, demonstrating alignment with quality control standards and fulfilling the intended clinical purpose. The module had been rigorously tested and refined, ensuring its readiness for real-world application.
A comprehensive retrospective observational pilot study was conducted in collaboration with leading orthopedic surgeons across four hospitals in Portugal, France, and Germany. The findings confirmed PeekMed-Auto emerges as a potentially transformative tool for orthopedic surgery, offering surgeons a fully automated solution that simplifies and enhances pre-operative planning for knee osteotomies. This project underscores the potential for continued innovation in healthcare technologies, contributing to improved surgical outcomes and advancing the field of orthopedic medicine.
This project has achieved significant results that push beyond the current state of the art. The project successfully delivered a groundbreaking AI-driven tool, PeekMed-Auto, designed for fully automated pre-operative planning in knee osteotomies. The results highlight several transformative outcomes and potential impacts in orthopedic surgery and healthcare innovation:
- AI Module Performance: PeekMed-Auto is able to automatically perform bone segmentation, landmarks detection, and pre-operative planning with high accuracy, efficiency, and safety. These capabilities were validated through internal testing and a multicenter pilot study.
- Clinical Validation: A retrospective, multicenter, multinational study confirmed the system’s reliability and usability, with leading surgeons providing critical feedback. The tool demonstrated its potential to improve surgical precision and streamline workflows.
- Scalable Software Platform: The integration of the AI module within the PeekMed system established a robust, user-friendly platform that is accessible globally, enhancing its readiness for widespread clinical adoption.
PeekMed-Auto delivers substantial impacts across healthcare, patient outcomes, and environmental sustainability:
- Simplified and time-saving process for surgeons: By automatically and accurately detecting anatomical landmarks and recommending the optimal surgical approach for surgery, PeekMed-Auto provides surgeons with a powerful tool to accurately and quickly plan complex surgeries.
- Increased Hospital Efficiency and Cost Savings: Hospitals and surgeons benefit directly from PeekMed-Auto’s ability to streamline complex surgical planning, completing detailed pre-operative steps. By digitizing the planning process, PeekMed-Auto reduces operational costs and risks, ultimately enabling hospitals to deliver superior healthcare at a lower expense.
- Improved Accuracy and Patient Care: PeekMed-Auto enables precise and automated pre-operative planning for knee osteotomies, significantly reducing errors and ensuring high-quality, individualized surgical plans. The tool allows surgeons to choose this procedure more often, which allows many patients to delay or avoid knee replacement altogether, preserving natural joint function and stability.
- Environmental-friendly - From an environmental standpoint, by reducing the number of joint replacement surgeries, the amount of implants, typically made from polyethylene, will also lower. This reduces the amount of physical waste, supporting a more sustainable healthcare approach.
Overall, PeekMed-Auto achieves impactful advancements in medical efficiency, patient outcomes, and environmental sustainability, setting a new standard for knee osteotomy planning.
- AI Module Performance: PeekMed-Auto is able to automatically perform bone segmentation, landmarks detection, and pre-operative planning with high accuracy, efficiency, and safety. These capabilities were validated through internal testing and a multicenter pilot study.
- Clinical Validation: A retrospective, multicenter, multinational study confirmed the system’s reliability and usability, with leading surgeons providing critical feedback. The tool demonstrated its potential to improve surgical precision and streamline workflows.
- Scalable Software Platform: The integration of the AI module within the PeekMed system established a robust, user-friendly platform that is accessible globally, enhancing its readiness for widespread clinical adoption.
PeekMed-Auto delivers substantial impacts across healthcare, patient outcomes, and environmental sustainability:
- Simplified and time-saving process for surgeons: By automatically and accurately detecting anatomical landmarks and recommending the optimal surgical approach for surgery, PeekMed-Auto provides surgeons with a powerful tool to accurately and quickly plan complex surgeries.
- Increased Hospital Efficiency and Cost Savings: Hospitals and surgeons benefit directly from PeekMed-Auto’s ability to streamline complex surgical planning, completing detailed pre-operative steps. By digitizing the planning process, PeekMed-Auto reduces operational costs and risks, ultimately enabling hospitals to deliver superior healthcare at a lower expense.
- Improved Accuracy and Patient Care: PeekMed-Auto enables precise and automated pre-operative planning for knee osteotomies, significantly reducing errors and ensuring high-quality, individualized surgical plans. The tool allows surgeons to choose this procedure more often, which allows many patients to delay or avoid knee replacement altogether, preserving natural joint function and stability.
- Environmental-friendly - From an environmental standpoint, by reducing the number of joint replacement surgeries, the amount of implants, typically made from polyethylene, will also lower. This reduces the amount of physical waste, supporting a more sustainable healthcare approach.
Overall, PeekMed-Auto achieves impactful advancements in medical efficiency, patient outcomes, and environmental sustainability, setting a new standard for knee osteotomy planning.