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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Adrian F. Warner, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Rodger F. Schmit, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Daniel R. Schneidewend, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Timothy P. Stiemke, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In the present invention, a haptic feedback module for use with a medical computer system employed in non-robotic interventional medical procedure is provided for placement on a catheter control handle. The haptic feedback module includes transducers that are operably connected to the computer system in order to enable the feedback module to provide haptic feedback to a user in response to sensor data and other information supplied to the computer system. The haptic feedback module is formed as a separate component that is releasably attachable to the catheter control handle to enable a user to receive the haptic feedback while retaining control of the catheter control handle being utilized in the interventional medical procedure.