Patent ID: 8662900

Claim:
A system for simulating a bone implant surgery comprising: a display showing a simulated implant site on a virtual living body, a simulated bone implant, a simulated surgical tool, and a toolkit providing at least one tool for the simulated surgical tool; a hand-held haptic device corresponding to the simulated surgical tool, the haptic device including a virtual surgical site orientor, including a base, a ring, and a secondary strut, configured to orient the hand-held haptic device in a surgical relationship; and at least one controller communicating with the display and the haptic device and configured to cause movement of the simulated 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 positioning of the simulated surgical tool on the display and the at least one tool selected, wherein the system simulates and displays the placement of the simulated bone implant relative to the simulated implant site.