Mixed reality-aided education related to orthopedic surgical procedures

A method for demonstrating at least one aspect of an orthopedic shoulder surgery by a first user to educate a second user, wherein the first user is a teacher and the second user is a student, the method comprising:

• presenting one or more virtual elements on a first device, wherein the first device is controllable by the first user wearing the first device, wherein the one or more virtual elements comprise a 3D virtual representation of one or more anatomical features associated with the orthopedic shoulder surgery;
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• presenting the one or more virtual elements on a second device, wherein the second device is associated with the second user and configured to display the one or more virtual elements that are controllable by the first user wearing the first device, wherein the one or more virtual elements that are controllable by the first user are also controllable by the second user while the second user is wearing the second device,
• wherein the one or more virtual elements further include one or more virtual pre-operative plan elements shown relative to the 3D virtual representation, one or more virtual surgical guidance features shown relative to the 3D virtual representation, or one or more surgical results virtually illustrated on the 3D virtual representation so as to demonstrate the at least one aspect of the orthopedic shoulder surgery, and wherein the one or more virtual elements relate to the orthopedic shoulder surgery such that the student can practice the orthopedic shoulder surgery via the second device and the teacher can train the student on the orthopedic shoulder surgery via the first device.

A visualization device configured to educate a user about an orthopedic shoulder surgery, wherein the user is a student, the visualization device comprising:

• a processor configured to generate one or more virtual elements;
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• a mixed reality display screen configured to present a mixed reality presentation to the user, wherein the mixed reality presentation includes the one or more virtual elements,
• wherein the one or more virtual elements are controllable by a different user wearing a different visualization device and comprise a 3D virtual representation of one or more anatomical features associated with the orthopedic shoulder surgery, and wherein the different user is a teacher and the one or more virtual elements that are controllable by the user are also controllable by the different user while the different user is wearing the different visualization device, and wherein the one or more virtual elements further include one or more virtual pre-operative plan elements shown relative to the 3D virtual representation, one or more virtual surgical guidance features shown relative to the 3D virtual representation, or one or more surgical results virtually illustrated on the 3D virtual representation such that the mixed reality presentation is configured to educate the user about the orthopedic shoulder surgery.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of physical models of an anatomical element, wherein the plurality of physical models are substantially identical;
• a first visualization device configured to display a first mixed reality presentation to a first user while the first user is wearing the first visualization device, wherein the first user is a teacher, wherein the first mixed reality presentation includes one or more first virtual elements that are controllable by the first user while the first user is wearing the first visualization device, and wherein the one or more first virtual elements comprise a first 3D virtual representation of one or more anatomical features associated with an orthopedic shoulder surgery, and wherein the first 3D virtual representation is positioned relative to a first physical model of the plurality of physical models;
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• a second visualization device configured to display a second mixed reality presentation to a second user while the second user is wearing the second visualization device, wherein the second user is a student, wherein the second mixed reality presentation includes one or more second virtual elements that are controllable by the second user while the second user is wearing the second visualization device, and wherein the one or more second virtual elements comprise a second 3D virtual representation of the one or more anatomical features associated with the orthopedic shoulder surgery, and wherein the second 3D virtual representation is positioned relative to a second physical model of the plurality of physical models, and wherein the first and second virtual elements relate to the orthopedic shoulder surgery such that the student can practice the orthopedic shoulder surgery via the second visualization device and the teacher can train the student on the orthopedic shoulder surgery via the first visualization device.