Patent ID: 11948674
Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. A computer-implemented method for optimizing a future surgical preoperative plan, said method comprising:
creating a preoperative plan based on 1) prior movement of a surgical robot to assist in cutting a patient's anatomy for receiving an implant and/or preparing a bone for the implant and/or prosthesis insertion, and 2) a prior preoperative plan;
executing the preoperative plan, wherein executing the preoperative plan includes controlling the surgical robot to 1) cut, ablate, bur, or move a patient's anatomy; and/or 2) move the implant or prosthesis; and
storing intra-operative information including patient surgical information and information related to the movement or control of the surgical robot and/or the surgical tool for use in a future preoperative plan, wherein at least some of the intra-operative information is collected by the surgical robot.