Patents by Inventor Melvin Sim

Melvin Sim 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).

  • Patent number: 12657835
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method including determining a model location of a physical model by an augmented reality (AR) control application; operating the AR control application to display a holographic body overlaying the physical model via a display device, wherein the holographic body is aligned with the physical model such that a portion of the physical model representing an anatomical structure appears aligned with the holographic body in a predetermined anatomical position; maintaining alignment of the holographic body overlaying the physical model on the display device in real-time while a user interacts with the physical model using a physical medical instrument to simulate a predetermined procedure; and providing haptic feedback to the user during the predetermined procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Lavie P. Golenberg, Kwee Yin Tan, Hin Chun Lee, Wai Leng Yan, Melvin Sim, Saravana Kumar Duraiswamy Jalasundaram, Chin Mian Tan
  • Publication number: 20240029367
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method including determining a model location of a physical model by an augmented reality (AR) control application; operating the AR control application to display a holographic body overlaying the physical model via a display device, wherein the holographic body is aligned with the physical model such that a portion of the physical model representing an anatomical structure appears aligned with the holographic body in a predetermined anatomical position; maintaining alignment of the holographic body overlaying the physical model on the display device in real-time while a user interacts with the physical model using a physical medical instrument to simulate a predetermined procedure; and providing haptic feedback to the user during the predetermined procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Lavie P. Golenberg, Kwee Yin Tan, Hin Chun Lee, Wai Leng Yan, Melvin Sim, Saravana Kumar Duraiswamy Jalasundaram, Chin Mian Tan