Haptic interface for palpation simulation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8638308
APP PUB NO 20110148794A1
SERIAL NO

12976640

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A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a graphical object and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, comprises providing an object in communication with the computer, controlling the graphical object in relation to manipulation of at least a portion of the object by the user, and outputting a haptic sensation to the user when the graphical object interacts with a region within the graphical representation to provide the user with haptic feedback related to a simulated palpation of the region.

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IMMERSION MEDICAL INC55 WEST WATKINS MILL ROAD GAITHERSBURG MD 20878

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cohen, Robert F Kensington, US 24 2871
Cunningham, Richard L Washington, US 19 3016
Dumas, Russell H Germantown, US 4 447
Feldman, Philip G Catonsville, US 10 1997
Merril, Gregory L Chevy Chase, US 16 2590
Tasto, Joseph L Brookeville, US 5 478

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