Portable virtual reality medical demonstration and training apparatus
First Claim
1. A training apparatus for allowing a user to interact with a virtual environment, the training apparatus comprising:
- a base, an interface, and a tool;
the base having a storage device and a central processing unit;
the interface operatively coupled between the base and the tool to allow interaction between the user and the virtual environment; and
a tool operatively coupled to the interface, by which the user interacts with the virtual environment, the tool including software storage with software code stored therein, the software code operative to form an application defining the virtual environment.
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Abstract
A training apparatus presents a virtual environment to a user and allows the user to interact with the virtual environment. The training apparatus includes a base, an interface and a tool. The base has a storage device and a central processing unit. The interface may provide haptic feedback responsive to interaction between the user and the virtual environment. The tool is operatively coupled to the interface, by which the user interacts with the virtual environment, and through which haptic feedback may be provided to the user from the interface. The tool has storage for software code that forms an application defining the virtual environment.
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27 Claims
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1. A training apparatus for allowing a user to interact with a virtual environment, the training apparatus comprising:
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a base, an interface, and a tool;
the base having a storage device and a central processing unit;
the interface operatively coupled between the base and the tool to allow interaction between the user and the virtual environment; and
a tool operatively coupled to the interface, by which the user interacts with the virtual environment, the tool including software storage with software code stored therein, the software code operative to form an application defining the virtual environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical training apparatus for allowing a user to interact with a virtual environment, the training apparatus comprising:
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a base having a storage device and a central processing unit;
an interface operatively coupled to the base and the tool to allow interaction between the user and the virtual environment; and
a plurality of tools each simulating a different instrument used in a medical setting, each of the plurality of tools being releasably connectable to the interface so as to operatively couple the tool to the base thru the interface, each of the tools having storage for a unique software code that forms an application defining the virtual environment in a manner specific to each of the plurality of tools. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of training comprising the steps of:
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providing a base having a storage device and a central processing unit;
providing an interface operatively coupled to the base and the tool to allow interaction between a user and a virtual environment;
providing a tool operatively coupled to the interface, by which the user interacts with the virtual environment;
providing in storage with the tool a software code that forms an application defining the virtual environment;
coupling the tool to the interface to form both a mechanical connection allowing feedback between the tool and the interface and a data connection allowing transfer of data between the tool and the base; and
training a user in the use of the tool within the context of the virtual environment defined by the application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A training tool for training a user in the use of a medical tool, the training tool comprising:
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an actuating portion adapted to simulate a portion of a medical tool that is directly actuated by a hand of the user;
a position sensor operatively coupled to the actuation portion to sense and provide position data relating to the extent of actuation of the actuating portion of the tool; and
a memory element that provides storage for a software code that forms an application defining the virtual environment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A training apparatus for training a user in the use of a medical device, the training apparatus comprising:
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a storage device;
a processor connected to the storage device;
a tool adapted to simulate the medical device, the tool having a storage element;
an interface operatively coupled between the tool and the processor to allow input from the user to the processor via the tool; and
a software code that is executable by the processor to form an application, the application defining a virtual environment, the virtual environment providing a context within which the user is trained in the use of the medical device, the software code being stored on the storage element of the tool. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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