System and method for a user interface
US7981109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/0012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for an interface for providing a user with feedback are presented. Specifically, embodiments of such an interface may include a head-up display unit which is mounted on a microscope utilized by a user when performing a surgical procedure. The heads-up display unit may include an eye-piece ring which is fitted onto or in one of the eye pieces of the microscope. The heads-up unit receives data regarding one or more parameters from a surgical console or other source and produces audio or visual feedback corresponding to a desired parameter. Any visual feedback produced may then be propagated to the eye piece ring allowing a user of the microscope to obtain the feedback when performing a surgical procedure utilizing the microscope and obviating the need to look at a screen of the surgical console to obtain such feedback. Thus, feedback is provided to a user in a non-intrusive manner such that the user can obtain this feedback without distracting from a surgical procedure.
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