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Surgical simulation interface device and method

  • US 7,815,436 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2000
  • Issued: 10/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • an instrument-receiving member defining an orifice and configured to receive an instrument having a distal end portion;

    a capture mechanism disposed within the instrument-receiving member, the capture mechanism configured to releasably engage the distal end portion of the instrument and to move in an arcuate path of the instrument-receiving member, the instrument configured to slidably move along the arcuate path of the instrument receiving member, wherein the capture mechanism includes a shaft, the shaft coupled to the sensor, the sensor configured to detect a rotational motion of the shaft; and

    a sensor configured to detect a position of the instrument and output a position signal responsive to the position of the instrument.

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