Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch in a surgic

Details Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch in a surgic Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch in a surgic

1994-09-26

1997-03-11

Rimell, Sam

Surgery

Instruments

Forceps

251 65, F16K 3100

Patent

active

056096070

ABSTRACT:
Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch for medical, especially surgical purposes such as operations using medical instruments, characterized in that at least one sensor array which is sensitive to force, pressure, or travel and an actuator array are combined in the instrument to form a "feeling" or "tactile" unit (A, B) in such manner that one controls the other.

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