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Surgical guidance system and method with acoustic feedback

US11426245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MAKO Surgical Corp. · US

Inventors

Arthur Quaid · Chimney Lakes, US
Hyosig Kang · Weston, US
Dennis Moses · Hollywood, US
Rony Abovitz · Hollywood, US
Scott Illsley · Waterloo, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2020
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/63
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical system includes a surgical tool, a tracking system configured to obtain tracking data indicative of positions of the surgical tool relative to an anatomical feature, an acoustic device, and a computer system programmed to control the acoustic device to provide acoustic feedback to a user based on the tracking data.

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