Mako Surgical Corporation

Todd Borus

Carinne Cecile Granchi

A method of providing soft tissue release during a joint arthroplasty procedure includes identifying, on a virtual model of target anatomy, a plurality of soft tissue attachment points, generating a soft tissue release pathway relative to the virtual model based on the plurality of soft tissue attachment points such that following the soft tissue release pathway with a cutting device results in release of soft tissue, and operating the cutting device based on the soft tissue release pathway.

Soft tissue cutting instrument and method of use

A surgical apparatus includes a surgical device and a surgical controller. The surgical device is configured to be manipulated by a user to perform a soft tissue cutting procedure on a patient. The surgical controller is programmed to create a virtual object representing an anatomy of the patient based upon data acquired during a pre-operative scan and associate the virtual object with the anatomy of the patient. The surgical controller is also programmed to identify a plurality of soft tissue attachment points on the virtual object which correspond to a plurality of soft tissue attachment points on the anatomy of the patient. The surgical controller is also programmed to determine the location of the surgical device in relation to the anatomy of the patient and provide real-time visualization on the virtual object of the location of the surgical device in relation to the anatomy of the patient.

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Vancouver, WA, United States of America

Todd Borus