Virtual surgery system instrument
July 11, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesExpert system simulator for modeling realistic internal environments and performance Panoramic display system Apparatus for practicing surgical procedures Method and apparatus for imaging the anatomy Three-dimensional mammal anatomy imaging system and method Computer simulation of live organ General purpose architecture for intelligent computer-aided training Method and apparatus for biofeedback Medical simulator Patent #: 5385474 InventorApplicationNo. 678753 filed on 07/11/1996US Classes:434/262, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, OR SURGERY RELATING TO HUMAN BEING434/263, Dentistry434/267, Anatomical representation434/270, Head or part thereof434/271, Eye434/272, Internal organ, blood vessel, or nerve434/273, Female genital434/274, Skeleton or bone434/275, Palpation or manual force application (e.g., chiropractic adjustment, etc.)600/101, ENDOSCOPE600/921MANIPULATING IMAGE CHARACTERISTICSExaminersPrimary: Apley, Richard J.Assistant: Rovnak, John Edmund Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG09B 023/28A61B 001/00 AbstractA virtual surgery system or virtual testing system provides a simulation or test based on image data. A simulator combined with a real exam requires simulation tasks by a test taker. Additionally, a surgical procedure may be simulated using image data of a patient in devices simulating the physical instruments a surgeon uses in performing the actual procedure, for example. The user input device, such as a mouse, three dimensional mouse, joystick, seven dimensional joystick, fall size simulator, etc., can be used in a virtual simulation to move through the image data while the user looks at the data and interaction of the input device with the image data on a display screen. Force feedback can be provided based on based on physical constraint models (of the anatomy, for example), or based on edge and collision detection between the virtual scope or virtual tool used by the operator and walls or edges of the image data in the image space. The virtual simulator may be used as a teaching, training, testing, demonstration, or remote telesurgery device, for example.Other References
Field of SearchENDOSCOPEMANIPULATING IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT, OR SURGERY RELATING TO HUMAN BEING Dentistry Anatomical representation Simulation of flow of body liquid Including superposed sheets respectively depicting different body parts Head or part thereof Eye Internal organ, blood vessel, or nerve Female genital Skeleton or bone Palpation or manual force application (e.g., chiropractic adjustment, etc.) | |
