Patent ID: 11948226
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
capturing a real-world environment by an imaging device;
detecting a patient in the real-world environment by the imaging device;
generating a composite view by:
rendering a virtual robotic arm relative to a surgical table in the real-world environment; and
combining the captured real-world environment and the rendered virtual robotic arm;

determining a surgical port entry point in an abdominal portion of the patient based on the composite view;
rendering the surgical port entry point; and
displaying the composite view including the surgical port entry point in the abdominal portion of the patient on a display.