Patent ID: 11957419
Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising employing at least one processor to execute instructions to:
generate a display of an ellipse superimposed on a display of at least one digital medical image, the at least one digital medical image displaying a view of a patient's bone and an external fixator attached to the patient's bone, the ellipse being a graphical representation of a first ring of the external fixator attached to the patient's bone, the external fixator including a second ring connected to the first ring by a plurality of struts;
receive ring position user input entered graphically on the display of the ellipse, the ring position user input controlling translation and/or rotation of the ellipse;
in response to receiving ring position user input, generate a display of an updated ellipse superimposed on the display of the at least one digital medical image, the updated ellipse reflecting the translation and/or rotation of the ellipse, the updated ellipse matching a position and orientation of the first ring in the at least one digital medical image.