Patents by Inventor Fred Albert Bell, III

Fred Albert Bell, III has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental implant surgical training simulation system
    Patent number: 8662900
    Abstract: A bone implant surgery system is used for simulating a dental surgical procedure having a display that shows placing a simulated bone implant at a simulated implant site on a living body by using a simulated surgical tool holding the simulated bone implant. At least one hand-held haptic device is used to control the surgical tool and at least one controller is specifically configured to cause movement of the surgical tool on the display based on motions of the haptic device and to cause haptic feedback to a user holding the haptic device depending on the position of the surgical tool on the display. A user may then review and evaluate the results of the surgical simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer Dental Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Albert Bell, III, Jeffrey A. Bassett, Michael Collins
  • Dental Implant Surgical Training Simulation System
    Publication number: 20100311028
    Abstract: A bone implant surgery system is used for simulating a dental surgical procedure having a display that shows placing a simulated bone implant at a simulated implant site on a living body by using a simulated surgical tool holding the simulated bone implant. At least one hand-held haptic device is used to control the surgical tool and at least one controller is specifically configured to cause movement of the surgical tool on the display based on motions of the haptic device and to cause haptic feedback to a user holding the haptic device depending on the position of the surgical tool on the display. A user may then review and evaluate the results of the surgical simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Zimmer Dental, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Albert Bell, III, Jeffrey A. Bassett, Michael Collins