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

Claim 0:
1. A method of providing guidance for soft tissue releases during a joint arthroplasty procedure using a surgical device and data related to a target anatomy, the method comprising:
creating a virtual image of the target anatomy utilizing the data related to the 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 the surgical device results in release of soft tissue from one or more of the soft tissue attachment points;
tracking movement of the surgical device in relation to the target anatomy; and
providing a visualization of the surgical device in relation to the proposed soft tissue release pathway based on the movement the surgical device in relation to the target anatomy.