Medical simulation interface apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8007282
APP PUB NO 20090009492A1
SERIAL NO

12180439

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A system and method of providing a surgical training apparatus which comprises a plurality of mechanical interfaces each of which is configured to receive a user tool operable by a user. Each mechanical interface of the plurality is configured to allow movement of its respective user tool in a rotational degree of freedom and a linear degree of freedom. The apparatus includes one or more sensors which are coupled to the mechanical interfaces and configured to simultaneously sense positional information of each user tool during movement. A computer coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to run a software application simulating each user tool as a respective simulated surgical tool operating on a simulated body part in a displayed graphical environment, wherein the computer updates movement of each simulated user tool in the graphical environment based on said positional information.

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  • IMMERSION CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bailey, David W Menlo Park, US 72 3982
Gregorio, Pedro Verdun, CA 53 7205
Olien, Neil T Montreal, CA 39 1624
Vassallo, Steven P Redwood City, US 33 3096

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