Virtual reality surgical device

This invention describes a virtual reality system designed for surgery. It uses a head-mounted display to show images from a camera, and the camera's view automatically adjusts as the surgeon moves their head. The claims narrow this to a system featuring a robotic device with two arms, each built from multiple hinged sections, and includes two freely rotating, wide-angle cameras.

Why it matters: Since 2022, significant advancements in virtual reality headset resolution and tracking accuracy, coupled with improved real-time processing for video rendering and sensor fusion, could make the immersive surgical control more precise and less fatiguing.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedRobotic arms, custom hinged actuators, complex software

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