Title:
器具のハンドルへの触覚フィードバックの提供
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5921195
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Tools, such as surgical tools, are normally designed to interact with an object, such as a patient. As disclosed herein, one particular tool is implemented such that it comprises a handle having a feedback portion configured to contact one or more digits of a user's hand. The tool also includes a sensor positioned near or in contact with an object. The sensor is configured to measure a property of the object. Also, the tool includes a haptic output mechanism supported by the feedback portion of the handle. The haptic output mechanism is configured to communicate the measured property of the object to the user.
Inventors:
Ramstain, Christoph
Ulrich, Christopher, J.
Kurz-Hernandez, Juan, Manuel
Grant, Danny, A.
Ulrich, Christopher, J.
Kurz-Hernandez, Juan, Manuel
Grant, Danny, A.
Application Number:
JP2011546271A
Publication Date:
May 24, 2016
Filing Date:
January 04, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IMMERSION CORPORATION
International Classes:
A61B17/28
Domestic Patent References:
| JP890458A | ||||
| JP6210581A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Okabe
Takao Ochi
Seiichiro Takahashi
Takao Matsui
Kosuke Uchida
Kawauchi Eiji
Takao Ochi
Seiichiro Takahashi
Takao Matsui
Kosuke Uchida
Kawauchi Eiji