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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling a surgical system includes obtaining a surgical plan containing a plurality of planned cuts, receiving a first cutting tool from a plurality of cutting tools at a surgical device, collecting a first checkpoint by tracking a probe as the probe contacts a first predefined point on the first cutting tool, collecting a second checkpoint by tracking the probe as the probe contacts a second predefined point at a first bone of a patient, automatically selecting a first planned cut from the plurality of planned cuts based on the first checkpoint and the second checkpoint, and, in response to automatically selecting the first planned cut, guiding execution of the first planned cut using the first cutting tool.