Patent ID: 8952986
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61B,G06F,G06T,G09G,G16H

Abstract:
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 anatomical structure, the ellipse being a graphical representation of a ring of a synthetic external fixator representing a physical external fixator attachable to the patient's anatomical structure, the physical external fixator comprising at least two rings interconnected by a plurality of struts; receive ring rotation user input entered graphically on the display of the ellipse superimposed on the display of at least one digital medical image, the ring rotation user input controlling an azimuthal rotation of the ring; and in response to receiving the ring rotation user input, generate a display of a resulting graphical representation of the ring superimposed on the display of the at least one digital medical image, the resulting graphical representation of the ring reflecting the azimuthal rotation of the ring.