Patent ID: 9129365
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. In a computerized device, a method comprising: displaying, on a graphical user interface, an image of an anatomical structure including at least one bone, wherein said image being displayed further includes displaying an image of a knee joint including a graphical view of a femur within the knee joint and a lateral view of the femur within the knee joint; identifying, by pointing to the image displayed on the graphical user interface with a pointer, a set of landmark locations identifying respective anatomical positions within the displayed image of the anatomical structure, wherein identifying a set of landmark locations includes: displaying a graphical overlay over the image of the anatomical structure, placement of the graphical overlay based on the set of landmark locations, wherein displaying a graphical overlay over the image of the anatomical structure includes: displaying at least one localization marker within the graphical overlay, the at least one localization marker identifying a location for performing a surgical operation associated with the anatomical structure; wherein receiving a selection of first and second known bone locations includes: receiving a selection of a third known bone location corresponding to the laterally displayed distal condyle surface of the femur within the image; and wherein displaying a graphical overlay over the image of the anatomical structure further includes displaying an overlay grid over the view of the distal end of the femur within the graphical user interface, the overlay grid having a width rendered between the selected first and second known bone locations, and having a height that extends to the selected third known bone location.