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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Viktor Krebs, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Snehal Kasodekar, Weston, FL (US);
Matt Harrow, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jienan Ding, Weston, FL (US);
Ta-Cheng Chang, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Min Wu, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Jean Gonzalez, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Peter Ebbitt, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of performing a procedure includes preparing a subject, gaining access to a portion of the subject with a first instrument, removing a first portion of the portion of the subject with the first instrument, gaining access to the portion of the subject with a tracked instrument, moving the tracked instrument to a surface revealed by removal of at least the first portion from the portion of the subject, tracking the tracked instrument while moving at least the tracked instrument to the surface, and determining a representation of the surface based on the tracking the tracked instrument.