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System and method for using a haptic device as an input device

  • US 8,095,200 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2003
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for using a haptic device as an input device, comprising:

  • receiving information identifying a virtual haptic object which is modifiable by said haptic device, said virtual haptic object being associated with a processor of a computer-assisted surgery system;

    receiving with the processor an input from said haptic device;

    modifying at least one of a position, a size, a shape, and an orientation of said virtual haptic object in the processor in response to receiving the input from said haptic device; and

    restricting movement of said haptic device relative to at least two directions in accordance with the virtual haptic object, wherein the directions are defined relative to at least a portion of an anatomy of a patient.

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