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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Richard L. Cunningham, Washington, DC (US);
Robert F. Cohen, Burtonsville, MD (US);
Russell H. Dumas, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory L. Merril, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Philip G. Feldman, Catonsville, MD (US);
Joseph L. Tasto, Brookeville, MD (US);
Richard L. Cunningham, Washington, DC (US);
Robert F. Cohen, Burtonsville, MD (US);
Russell H. Dumas, Germantown, MD (US);
Gregory L. Merril, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Philip G. Feldman, Catonsville, MD (US);
Joseph L. Tasto, Brookeville, MD (US);
Immersion Medical Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
A palpation simulator comprises an interface for interfacing a user with a computer running a palpation simulation. The computer generates a graphical environment comprising a cursor and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body. In one version, a method comprises providing an object in communication with the computer, controlling the cursor in relation to manipulation of at least a portion of the object by the user, and outputting a haptic sensation to the user when the cursor interacts with a region within the graphical representation to provide the user with haptic feedback related to a simulated palpation of the region.