Patent ID: 11890074
Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. A method of operating a surgical system, the surgical system comprising a robotic device configured to support and move a surgical tool, a tracking system configured to track the surgical tool and at least one bone, a display device, and a control system, the method comprising the control system performing the following:
registering a plurality of target trajectories to the at least one bone;
controlling the robotic device to facilitate movement of the surgical tool relative to the at least one bone;
determining distance between the surgical tool and the plurality of target trajectories;
automatically identifying which one of the target trajectories is closest to and within a threshold distance of the surgical tool; and
displaying, on the display device, the identified target trajectory relative to the at least one bone and a tracked pose of the surgical tool relative to the identified target trajectory.