77221616
Jul 3, 2007
SURGICAL SYSTEMS, NAMELY AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES IN THE NATURE OF SURGICAL EQUIPMENT INCORPORATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND TISSUE IMAGING DEVICES INTEGRATED WITH INSTRUMENT MOTION ACTUATORS AND POSITION CONTROLLERS AND OPERATOR INTERFACE COMPONENTS INCLUDING OPERATOR INPUT DEVICES AND OPERATOR FEEDBACK DEVICES INCLUDING OPERATOR DISPLAYS, AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT UTILIZING SUCH AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES, NAMELY SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ADAPTED FOR USE WITH SUCH AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES; MEDICAL DEVICES FOR PERFORMING MICROSURGERY, NAMELY MACHINERY FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN A SURGICAL FIELD, AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUCH MACHINERY; MEDICAL TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED UTILIZING AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES, NAMELY EQUIPMENT FOR ACCURATELY LOCATING AND POSITIONING AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES WITH RESPECT TO A SURGICAL FIELD; AUGMENTED SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR ASSISTING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES, NAMELY OPERATOR INTERFACES INCLUDING OPERATOR INPUT DEVICES AND OPERATOR DISPLAYS TO ALLOW AN OPERATOR OF AN AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING THE PHYSICAL POSITIONING OF SURGICAL EQUIPMENT IN A SURGICAL FIELD, AUGMENTED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF AND MOVING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN A SURGICAL FIELD, AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AUGMENTED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING TRAINING AND SIMULATION CAPABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO SURGICAL PROCEDURES USING AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACES, NAMELY, AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACE EQUIPMENT HAVING INTERNAL CAPABILITIES FOR GENERATING FEEDBACK TO AN OPERATOR SIMULATING THE DISPLAYS AND CONTROL FEEDBACKS WHICH WOULD BE ENCOUNTERED DURING ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE USING THE AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACE; AUGMENTED SURGICAL INTERFACE CONTROL SYSTEMS
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