overview

Surgical preparation begins with the MPS bringing the Mako System into the OR, appropriately positioning and connecting the components, and powering the system. After powering the system, the MPS will initiate pre-surgery checks.

The MPS will then load the case plan and, together with the OR staff, help prepare the instrumentation.

The sterile staff also perform the following actions:

Pre-surgery checks
Draping the system
Attach the base array

Continue on to learn more about these steps.

components

There are three components to the Mako System: the robotic-arm, the guidance module, and the camera.

Robotic-arm

Camera Guidance module

pre-surgery checks

Pre-surgery checks must be completed prior to use of the Mako System. All checks must pass successfully prior to bringing the patient into the operating room. The patient must not receive anesthesia prior to complete and successful pre-surgery checks. Selecting ‘Pre-Surgery Check’ opens a series of utilities run by the MPS prior to the case. They include:

Arm status check
Homing
Combined accuracy
- Camera accuracy
- Arm accuracy
Brake check
Angle discrepancy
MICS status check

drape the system

Demo: