Operating system with haptic interface for minimally invasive, hand-held surgical instrument
First Claim
1. An operating system providing user customization of a haptic apparatus, comprising:
- a computer processor operatively coupled to a non-transitory data storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to;
receive a series of continuous real time sensor acquired data from a catheter or surgical instrument, the data having a temporal relationship with sensed physiological, and physical events related to moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or flowing blood;
process the sensor acquired data to create a plurality of processed signals;
output the plurality of processed signals to;
hardware, configured to recreate tangible palpable sensations representative of three dimensional motion via at least one haptic apparatus; and
a graphical user haptic interface configured in response to user customized programming; and
modify the processed signals in real time based on the user customized programming received from the graphical user haptic interface without altering the temporal relationship of the real time sensor acquired data and the sensed physiological and physical events while enabling adjustments to the tangible palpable sensations recreated by the haptic apparatus that replicates sensed physiological, and physical events.
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Abstract
A haptic system for a minimally invasive, hand-held surgical instrument and the system'"'"'s various parts including a graphical user haptic interface, one or more haptic interfaces associated with a hand-held handle used to control a sensorized end-effector of the surgical instrument or inserted catheters, associated hardware, and an operating system. The system enables users to acquire, read, modify, store, write, and download sensor-acquired data in real time. The system can provide: an open, universally compatible platform capable of sensing or acquiring physiological signals/data in any format; processing of the sensor acquired data within an operating system; and outputting the processed signals to hardware which generates tangible sensations via one or more haptic interfaces. These tangible sensations can be modified by the user in real time as the system ensures the temporal relationship of sensed fiducial events are not altered or shifted relative to the generated and displayed haptic signals.
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20 Claims
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1. An operating system providing user customization of a haptic apparatus, comprising:
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a computer processor operatively coupled to a non-transitory data storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause the computer processor to;
receive a series of continuous real time sensor acquired data from a catheter or surgical instrument, the data having a temporal relationship with sensed physiological, and physical events related to moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or flowing blood;
process the sensor acquired data to create a plurality of processed signals;
output the plurality of processed signals to;hardware, configured to recreate tangible palpable sensations representative of three dimensional motion via at least one haptic apparatus; and a graphical user haptic interface configured in response to user customized programming; and modify the processed signals in real time based on the user customized programming received from the graphical user haptic interface without altering the temporal relationship of the real time sensor acquired data and the sensed physiological and physical events while enabling adjustments to the tangible palpable sensations recreated by the haptic apparatus that replicates sensed physiological, and physical events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating a system including a haptic apparatus that generates palpable sensations based on haptic signals that feel as if the sensations are occurring as a result of actual real time palpation of moving biological tissue, an elongate medical device with sensorized distal end, and a graphical user haptic interlace, comprising:
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receiving a series of continuous sensor acquired data with the elongate medical device, the data having a temporal relationship with associated physiological and physical events related to moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or flowing blood; processing the sensor acquired data to create a plurality of processed signals; outputting the plurality of processed signals to; hardware that communicates recreated realistic tangible palpable sensations representative of three dimensional motion to an operator via one or more haptic apparatus; and a graphical user haptic interface; and implementing customized programming changes received from the graphical user haptic interlace that do not alter the temporal relationship of sensor acquired data and associated physiological and physical events.
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19. A method for operating a system including a haptic apparatus with a user customizable graphical user interface coupled to an elongate member, comprising:
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obtaining a series of continuous sensor data from distally located sensors on the elongate member, the data having a temporal relationship with associated physiological and physical events related to moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or lowing blood; utilizing the sensor data to provide a haptic recreation of sensed information with a haptic apparatus; using a graphical user interface to customize palpable sensations representative of three dimensional motion generated by the haptic apparatus that replicate sensed physiological and physical events as if haptic signals were occurring as a result of actual realtime palpation of moving biological tissue by permitting adjustment to one or more of the;
amplitude of the tangible sensations;
quality of the tangible sensations; and
subjective haptic preferences of a user;
without altering the temporal relationship of the sensor data with associated physiological and physical events.
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20. A user interface, comprising:
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a haptic apparatus, that is configured to couple with an elongate member having distally located sensors which acquire a series of continuous data from moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or flowing blood, the data having a temporal relationship with associated physiological and physical events related to moving biological organ, muscle, cardiac valve, vasculature tissue, or flowing blood, the haptic apparatus including at least one component providing real time tangible sensations representative of three dimensional motion that supply haptic recreations of physical, physiological, and anatomical data that replicate sensed physiological and physical events as if haptic signals were occurring as a result of actual real time palpation of moving biological tissue; and a graphical user haptic interface that permits user customization of the real time tangible sensations of the haptic apparatus without altering the temporal relationship of the sensor data with associated physiological and physical events.
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