Augmented Reality Catheter Interface

A catheter control handle comprising:

• a housing;
• a shaft extending outwardly from the housing, the shaft terminating in a tip including at least one sensor and optionally an electrode;
• a conductor extending outwardly from the housing and configured to be connected to an computer system to supply sensor data thereto;
• a control device disposed on the housing and connected to the shaft to control the shaft;
• and
• a haptic feedback module releasably disposed on the housing, the haptic feedback module configured to be connected to a computer system to control the operation of the haptic feedback module in response to signals from the computer system relating to sensor data, steps in a non-robotic medical interventional procedure, interface actions or sensor warnings.

A method of providing haptic feedback to a user of a manually-operated catheter control handle during a non-robotic interventional medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a catheter control handle including a housing, a shaft extending outwardly from the housing and terminating in a tip including at least one sensor and optionally an electrode, a conductor extending outwardly from the housing and connected to an computer system to supply sensor data thereto, a control device disposed on the housing and connected to the shaft to control the shaft and a haptic feedback module releasably disposed on the housing, the haptic feedback module including a number of transducers connected to the computer system to control the operation of the transducers;
• securing the haptic feedback module to the housing;
• receiving sensor data in the computer system from the at least one sensor, and
• operating the transducers in response to the sensor data.