Patent · US Active

Apparatus and method for haptic rendering

US8571628B2 · kind B2 · utility

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148References

17Claims

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Assignee

MAKO Surgical Corp. · US

Inventors

Hyosig Kang · Weston, US
Arthur Quaid · Chimney Lakes, US
Dennis Moses · Hollywood, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2006
Grant date	Oct 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/63
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for generating a haptic penalty force, including in one embodiment, the steps of: defining a primary proxy position; defining a secondary proxy position; defining a HIP position; generating a first force in response to the primary proxy position and the HIP position and generating a second force in response to the secondary proxy position and the HIP position.

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