This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, supports the development and validation of a novel, projection-based surgical navigation platform by Illuminant Surgical Inc. The $274,865 award, effective January 15, 2024, aims to create a system that projects visual anatomical references and guidance directly onto a patient's skin during minimally invasive spinal procedures. This is expected to improve accuracy and reduce complications associated with these common surgeries, which can cost up to $15 billion annually in the U.S. The project will develop hardware and software to reliably detect and align radiological images onto patients, as well as the core algorithms needed to meet industry-standard accuracy requirements for lumbar spinal procedures. The prototype will be tested on bench-top phantoms prior to further development. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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