Microsurgery simulator
US9092996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/28
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microsurgery simulator simulates various microsurgical procedures (e.g., nerve reapproximation, ear drain deployment) that utilize a surgical microscope. A surrogate surgical microscope includes a mobile device and an eye piece. A physical surrogate surgical interface represents an interface between a user and a simulated surgical scenario. Sensors sense the user's manipulation of the surrogate surgical interface. A surgical simulation generator generates a real time 3D surgical simulation based on the sensed manipulation. The generator renders the real time surgical simulation into a real time computer graphics generated video representation that is displayed on a screen of the mobile device. A processor of the mobile device is configured to perform at least a portion of a computational analysis that is used to generate the real time computer graphics generated video representation.
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