- Patent Title: Systems and methods for selectively activating haptic guide zones
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Application No.: US13340668Application Date: 2011-12-29
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Publication No.: US09639156B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Radu Iorgulescu , Carinne Cecile Granchi , Dennis Moses , Jason Robert Wojcik
- Applicant: Radu Iorgulescu , Carinne Cecile Granchi , Dennis Moses , Jason Robert Wojcik
- Applicant Address: US FL Fort Lauderdale
- Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Current Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Fort Lauderdale
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: A61B34/20
- IPC: A61B34/20 ; G06F3/01 ; G06F3/0346 ; G06F3/0484 ; A61B34/30 ; G06F3/0338 ; A61B34/00 ; G06F3/033
Abstract:
A method for activating a virtual haptic geometry based on a position of a portion of an instrument relative to a target feature comprises detecting a presence of a reference point of an instrument within a threshold distance of a target feature. A virtual haptic geometry corresponding to the target feature is activated in response to the detected presence of the reference point of the instrument within the threshold distance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130169423A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTIVATING HAPTIC GUIDE ZONES Public/Granted day:2013-07-04
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