US 11,875,702 B2
Fracture reduction simulator
Marcus Tatum, Iowa City, IA (US); and Geb W. Thomas, Iowa City, IA (US)
Assigned to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Iowa City, IA (US)
Filed by University of lowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,810.
Application 17/848,810 is a continuation of application No. 17/044,025, granted, now 11,403,966, previously published as PCT/US2019/026030, filed on Apr. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/654,382, filed on Apr. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0327963 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G09B 23/30 (2006.01); G09B 9/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 23/30 (2013.01) [G09B 9/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/0206 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for simulating surgery, comprising:
an electromagnetic tracking system comprising an emitter and a plurality of electromagnetic sensors; and
a plurality of model bone fragments, each of the model bone fragments operatively connected to one of the plurality of electromagnetic sensors;
wherein the electromagnetic tracking system provides for locating position and orientation of each of the plurality of model bone fragments.