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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Fred Albert Bell, Iii, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Jeffrey A. Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Michael Collins, San Marcos, CA (US);
Fred Albert Bell, III, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (US);
Jeffrey A. Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Michael Collins, San Marcos, CA (US);
Zimmer Dental Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A bone implant surgery system is used for simulating a dental surgical procedure having a display that shows placing a simulated bone implant at a simulated implant site on a living body by using a simulated surgical tool holding the simulated bone implant. At least one hand-held haptic device is used to control the surgical tool and at least one controller is specifically configured to cause movement of the surgical tool on the display based on motions of the haptic device and to cause haptic feedback to a user holding the haptic device depending on the position of the surgical tool on the display. A user may then review and evaluate the results of the surgical simulation.