Patent ID: 8685093

Claim:
A method of performing a surgical procedure to treat a condition of a patient using implantable sensors, the method comprising: providing one or more implantable sensors, each sensor configured for implantation adjacent to an anatomical feature of the patient; inserting one or more of the implantable sensors into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure; imaging the patient to determine the relative positions of the one or more implantable sensors relative to the anatomical features of the patient and to generate an image of the patient including at least an image of the anatomical feature and the implantable sensors; generating a model of the patient including at least a model of the anatomical feature based on the generated image of the patient and the determined relative positions of the implantable sensors; tracking the positions of the implantable sensors over time relative to the anatomical feature; selecting an implant to treat the condition of the patient based on the tracking of the implantable sensors; inserting the determined implant into the patient adjacent to the anatomical feature using a minimally invasive procedure, said implant including a sensor therein; and tracking the position of the implant relative to the at least one anatomical feature and the position of the sensor within the implant relative to at least one of the implantable sensors during insertion of the implant using the implantable sensors and the generated image and model.