Patent ID: 11918317
Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. Non-volatile computer-readable memory storing code that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform processes comprising:
creating a virtual image of a target anatomy utilizing data related to a target anatomy;
identifying, on the virtual image, a plurality of soft tissue attachment points;
identifying a proposed soft tissue release pathway relative to the virtual image and the plurality of soft tissue attachment points such that following the proposed soft tissue release pathway with a surgical device results in release of soft tissue from one or more of the soft tissue attachment points;
obtaining tracking data indicative of movement of the surgical device relative to the target anatomy; and
generating a visualization of the surgical device relative to the proposed soft tissue release pathway based on the tracking data.