Custom surgical guides developed with artificial intelligence

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the startup Digital Anatomics have developed a technological solution for the health field which makes it possible, through artificial intelligence, for complex medical surgeries to be adapted to the particularities of each patient. Digital Anatomics carries out its activity in the UC3M Science Park. The development, called TOR JIG, is a system of custom surgical guides for spinal surgery. These guides facilitate precision surgery based on the characteristics of each patient. The system is their own software based on artificial intelligence which improves the process of approaching spinal surgery. This innovation arises from the need to improve surgical procedures in which the technique called "spinal arthrodesis" is used. This technique is applied in operations for multiple spinal pathologies and consists of permanently joining a series of vertebrae together to prevent deformities and pain.