US 11,684,489 B2
Robotic system for ankle arthroplasty
Manoj Kumar Singh, Mahwah, NJ (US); Yves Crozet, Ramsey, NJ (US); and Daniel Greenberg, Ramsey, NJ (US)
Assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed by MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/665,487.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/751,957, filed on Oct. 29, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0129311 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/32 (2016.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4606 (2013.01) [A61B 17/151 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/32 (2016.02); A61F 2/4657 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2059 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2068 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4633 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for verifying a talar implant placement on a talus, the talar implant having a known geometry, the method comprising:
providing a localizer for tracking one or more objects in a coordinate system:
registering the talus for tracking in the coordinate system with a computer surgical system using the localizer;
placing the talar implant on the talus;
registering the talar implant for tracking in the coordinate system with the computer surgical system using the localizer; and
determining the talar implant placement on the talus with the computer surgical system by comparing locations in the coordinate system of the registered talus and the registered talar implant determined with the localizer relative to a predetermined surgical plan for seating the talar implant to the talus.