Tunnel drilling aimer and iso-angle user interface
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsBrian William QUIST, Geoffrey Ian KARASIC
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AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
InventorsBrian William QUIST, Geoffrey Ian KARASIC
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In one embodiment of the present disclosure a method may include presenting, on a user interface, a single aimer indicator to identify when a first parameter of a tool is satisfied, wherein the first parameter pertains to a first axis associated with the tool. The method may include modifying a first aspect of the single aimer indicator to identify when a second parameter of the tool changes, wherein the second parameter pertains to a second axis associated with the tool. The method may include determining when a threshold associated with the second parameter is satisfied. Responsive to determining the threshold associated with the second parameter is satisfied, the method may include modifying a second aspect of the single aimer indicator to represent the tool is in coaxial alignment.
A method comprising:
A surgical controller comprising:
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to:
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