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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2011
George Dewitt Stetten, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
George DeWitt Stetten, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An improved system for magnifying forces perceived by an operator performing delicate procedures with a tool. The system senses forces between the tip and handle of the tool and actuates forces between the handle held by the operator and a brace contacting some other portion of the operator's anatomy. Magnifying the forces felt at the tip provides the ability to perceive forces that are smaller than could otherwise be felt and to perform procedures that are more delicate than possible without such enhanced perception. In at least one embodiment, the device is completely hand-held and thus can easily be adapted to a wide variety of locations, orientations, and applications.