Patent ID: 11877874
Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that, when running on a computer that is connected with an associated medical imaging system comprising a gantry and at least one laser that is adjustable relative to the gantry, causes the computer to perform steps comprising:
acquiring a fluoroscopic image of at least a part of a bony structure of a patient from a viewing direction onto a patient using the associated medical imaging system;
instructing the at least one laser to project an imaging marker onto the patient, wherein the imaging marker indicates a position of the fluoroscopic image on the patient when the fluoroscopic image is captured;
overlaying an initial virtual marker over the fluoroscopic image, wherein a position of the initial virtual marker in the fluoroscopic image corresponds with a position of the imaging marker projected onto the patient;
receiving a user input representing a virtual marker in the fluoroscopic image; and
outputting control parameters for controlling the at least one laser to project an incision marker onto the patient in accordance with the virtual marker from a projection direction different from the viewing direction.