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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Mako Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jason Otto, Plantation, FL (US);
Radu Iorgulescu, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Chris Lightcap, Davie, FL (US);
Brian Schmitz, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jason Wojcik, Weston, FL (US);
Carinne Cecile Granchi, Weston, FL (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical system includes a surgical tool associated with a virtual haptic interaction point such that movement of the virtual haptic interaction point corresponds to movement of the surgical tool. The surgical system further includes a processing circuit to establish a virtual entry boundary and activate a haptic object, which constrains the surgical tool after the haptic interaction point crosses the virtual entry boundary.