Enhanced haptic feedback system
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorJames D. Allen, IV
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Abstract
An enhanced haptic feedback system for medical diagnostics includes a laparoscope configured to be inserted into a body cavity to view tissue and obtain an image of the viewed tissue. An imaging device is configured to acquire physiological data about tissue, process the acquired physiological data, and output the processed data to a graphical user haptic interface (GUHI) capable of generating tangible sensations utilizing one or more haptic interfaces. The GUHI is configured to combine the image received from the laparoscope and the processed physiological data received from the imaging device to provide tangible sensations on both a front screen of the GUHI and a rear screen of the GUHI allowing a surgeon the sensation of feeling for abnormal tissue conditions between the surgeon's hands.
Claims13
An enhanced haptic feedback system for medical diagnostics, comprising:
- a laparoscope configured to be inserted into a body cavity to view tissue, the laparoscope configured to obtain an image of the viewed tissue;
- an imaging device configured to acquire physiological data about tissue, process the acquired physiological data, and output the processed data to a graphical user haptic interface (GUHI) capable of generating tangible sensations utilizing one or more haptic interfaces, the GUHI configured to receive the image from the laparoscope, combine the image received from the laparoscope and the processed physiological data received from the imaging device, and provide tangible sensations on both a front screen of the GUHI and a rear screen of the GUHI allowing a surgeon the sensation of feeling for abnormal tissue conditions between the surgeon's hands.
An enhanced haptic feedback system for medical diagnostics, comprising:
- an imaging device configured to acquire physiological data about tissue, process the acquired physiological data, and output the processed data to a graphical user haptic interface (GUHI) capable of generating tangible sensations utilizing one or more haptic interfaces, the GUHI configured to combine an image received from a laparoscope and the processed physiological data received from the imaging device to provide tangible sensations on both a front screen of the GUHI and a rear screen of the GUHI allowing a surgeon the sensation of feeling for abnormal tissue conditions between the surgeon's hands.
A method for assessing tissue maladies, comprising:
- inserting a laparoscope into a body cavity of a patient to visualize tissue and obtain a tissue image;
- acquiring physiological tissue data from an imaging source;
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- combining both the acquired physiological data and the tissue image on a graphical user haptic interface (GUHI) and generating tangible sensations via one or more haptic interfaces on both a front screen of the GUHI and a rear screen of the GUHI allowing a surgeon to feel and diagnose various tissue maladies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.