DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101
35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows:
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefore, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title.
Claims 2-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to a judicial exception (i.e. abstract idea) without significantly more. Claim 1 recites “determining a first location and orientation of the first display relative to the patient” and “determining a relative location and orientation between the first display and the second display.” This judicial exception is not integrated into a practical application because the claims do not include additional elements that are sufficient to amount to significantly more than the judicial exception.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Simon et al. (US Pat. No. 9,597,154) discloses a method and apparatus for optimizing a computer assisted procedure.
Boettger et al. (US Pat. No. 10,366,489) discloses outputting augmented reality information, which relates to a medical device and/or to a medical examination of a patient.
Gibby et al. (US Pub. No. 2019/0365498) discloses augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure.
Tako et al. (US Pat. No. 11,197,722) discloses a virtual reality surgical navigation method.
Nikou et al. (US Pub. No. 2022/0117669) discloses an augmented reality system and method for assisting surgical staff.
Zheng et al. (US Pub. No. 2024/0099774) discloses automatically devising and executing a surgical plan associated with a patient in a medical environment.
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/MISHAWN N. HUNTER/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2484
