Three-dimensional surgery simulation system
US7121832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/28
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A three-dimensional surgery simulation system is provided for generating a three-dimensional surgery simulation result of an anatomical part undergoing a simulated surgical procedure. The system includes a display unit, a three-dimensional visual imaging unit, a storage unit for storing a plurality of voxelized three-dimensional model image data sets, an input unit for controlling progress of the simulated surgical procedure, and a computing unit for computing the simulation result data in accordance with the voxelized three-dimensional model image data sets and under the control of the input unit, and for controlling the display unit to permit viewing of the surgery simulation result in three-dimensional form thereon by an operator wearing the visual imaging unit.
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