CPC A61B 34/20 (2016.02) [A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/461 (2013.01); A61B 6/487 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 17/1725 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2046 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2090/372 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); G01B 7/003 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A surgical instrument assembly comprising:
a processor;
a surgical instrument configured to operate on an anatomical structure, the surgical instrument including a cutting tip configured to remove anatomical material from a target location of the anatomical structure;
a display coupled to the processor and attached to the surgical instrument, the display configured to display fluoroscopic data of the anatomical structure, the fluoroscopic data generated by an imaging device;
an orientation sensor configured to generate real-time orientation information based on an orientation of the surgical instrument;
a memory in communication with the processor, the memory having stored therein instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause:
the surgical instrument assembly to receive the fluoroscopic data in real-time from the imaging device;
the display to display a position of the cutting tip relative to the target location on the fluoroscopic data of the anatomical structure;
generating a real-time visual indicator based on the real-time orientation information with respect to a direction of X-ray travel from an X-ray transmitter of the imaging device to an X-ray receiver of the imaging device, wherein the real-time visual indicator is generated as a predetermined visual indication as a result of the surgical instrument being aligned with the direction of X-ray travel; and
the display to display the real-time visual indicator, wherein the display displays the predetermined visual indication when the surgical instrument is aligned with the direction of X-ray travel from the X-ray transmitter to the X-ray receiver.
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