Virtual guidance for orthopedic surgical procedures

A mixed reality system comprising:

• a memory that stores at least a portion of a virtual surgical plan that includes information defining steps of an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure, wherein the steps of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure include at least one of preparation of an anatomy of a patient for attachment of a prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient;
• and
• a Mixed Reality (MR) visualization device for wear by an orthopedic surgeon, the MR visualization device comprising one or more processors configured to:
• display, overlaid on a portion of the anatomy of the patient viewable via the MR visualization device, a virtual model of the portion of the anatomy of the patient obtained from the virtual surgical plan;
• display, overlaid on the portion of the anatomy of the patient, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy of the patient for attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient;
• display an MR visualization that includes a first virtual checklist item in a checklist of the steps of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure, the first virtual checklist item comprising text describing a first step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure;
• and
• based on detection of a command to mark the first step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure complete;
• store data indicating that the first step is complete;
• and
• update the MR visualization to include a second virtual checklist item in the checklist, the second virtual checklist item comprising text describing a next step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure.

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a mixed reality (MR) system to:

• display, via a MR visualization device of the MR system and overlaid on a portion of an anatomy of a patient viewable via the MR visualization device, a virtual model of the portion of the anatomy of the patient obtained from the virtual surgical plan for an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure, wherein the MR visualization device is worn by an orthopedic surgeon, the virtual surgical plan includes information defining steps of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure, and the steps of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure include at least one of the preparation of the anatomy of the patient for attachment of a prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient;
• display, via the MR visualization device and overlaid on the portion of the anatomy of the patient, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy of the patient for attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy of the patient;
• display, via the MR visualization device, a MR visualization that includes a first virtual checklist item in a checklist of the steps of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure, the first virtual checklist item comprising text describing a first step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure;
• detect a command to mark the first step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure complete;
• and
• based on the command:
• store data indicating that the first step is complete;
• and
• update the MR visualization to include a second virtual checklist item in the checklist, the second virtual checklist item comprising text describing a next step of the orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure.