Patent ID: 11903654
Assignee: BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for using an augmented reality device during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
presenting, using an augmented reality display of the augmented reality device, within a surgical field while permitting the surgical field to be viewed through the augmented reality display, a virtual feature corresponding to a physical feature hidden by an anatomical aspect of a patient, the virtual feature having a virtual position and orientation corresponding to a first physical position and orientation of the physical feature;
detecting, using a sensor, movement of the anatomical aspect or the physical feature; and
in response to the detected movement of the anatomical aspect or the physical feature, causing, using a processor, the virtual feature to move such that the virtual position and orientation of the virtual feature correspond to a second physical position and orientation of the physical feature.