System and method for haptic sculpting of physical objects
AssigneeZ-Kat, Inc.
InventorArthur E. Quaid III
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for haptic sculpting of a physical object using a haptic device comprises defining a haptic object for aiding in the sculpting of the physical object, dynamically modifying a configuration of the haptic object in response to a medical device coupled to the haptic device being in proximity to the haptic object, and providing haptic cues to guide a user of the medical device in sculpting at least a portion of the physical object corresponding to the haptic object.
Claims37
A haptic surgical system, comprising:
- a computer-aided surgery system;
- a haptic device coupled to said computer-aided surgery system;
- and
- a medical device coupled to said haptic device, said haptic device operable to communicate one or more haptic cues to a user guiding said medical device, based at least in part on a modification in a configuration of a haptic object defined with respect to a patient's anatomy.
A method for haptic sculpting of a physical object using a haptic device, comprising:
- defining a haptic object for aiding in the sculpting of said physical object;
- dynamically modifying a configuration of said haptic object in response to a medical device coupled to said haptic device being in proximity to said haptic object;
- and
- providing one or more haptic cues to guide a user of said medical device in sculpting at least a portion of said physical object corresponding to said haptic object.
A method for haptic sculpting of a physical object using a haptic device, comprising:
- logically dividing a haptic object for said physical object into a plurality of segments;
- determining whether at least one criteria for modifying at least one of said plurality of segments is satisfied;
- dynamically modifying a configuration of said at least one segment in response to said at least one criteria being satisfied;
- and
- providing one or more haptic cues to guide a user of a medical device associated with said haptic device in sculpting at least one segment of said physical object corresponding to said haptic object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.