US Patent 10390890 Navigational feedback for intraoperative waypoint

Methods and systems for providing navigational feedback during a surgical procedure. A user interface is displayed on a display for viewing position and orientation of a surgical tool in a surgical field during the surgical procedure. The position and orientation of the surgical tool is tracked by a medical navigation system coupled to the processor. The user interface includes a virtual representation of the surgical tool superimposed on an image of the surgical field. A selected intraoperative position and orientation of the surgical tool is used to intraoperatively create and store a waypoint in memory. Feedback is provided to indicate the stored position and orientation of the waypoint.