MEDICAL PROCEDURE SIMULATOR
An interactive medical procedure simulation system having a mannequin (21) with life-like qualities of appearance, feel and touch. The mannequin is equipped with one or more trocars (23, 24) into which there are selectively inserted simulations of conventional medical procedure tools (25, 26) for di...
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French |
Published |
30.05.1996
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Edition | 6 |
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Summary: | An interactive medical procedure simulation system having a mannequin (21) with life-like qualities of appearance, feel and touch. The mannequin is equipped with one or more trocars (23, 24) into which there are selectively inserted simulations of conventional medical procedure tools (25, 26) for diagnosis and treatment. Provision is made for creating and displaying (30) seamless representations or realistic real-life internal landscapes which are changeable to track changes in positions of simulated endoscopes and medical tools. Realism is enhanced through the use of pneumatically operated force feedback so as to enhance realistic feel for simulated procedures including tugging, tearing, cutting, clipping, stapling, pulling, pushing, grasping and probing.
Système interactif de simulation d'actes médicaux faisant appel à un mannequin (21) ayant un aspect et une consistance naturels. Le mannequin comporte un ou plusieurs trocarts (23, 24) dans lesquels on a introduit sélectivement des simulations d'outils de diagnostic et de traitement (25, 26) permettant de procéder à des actes médicaux traditionnels. Il est possible de créer et de visualiser (30) des représentations réalistes et homogènes d'environnements internes réels, modifiables pour suivre les changements de position des endoscopes et des instruments médicaux simulés. Le réalisme est amélioré par l'emploi d'un retour d'effort à action pneumatique qui donne une sensation réaliste des gestes simulés: déchirer, couper, tailler, agrafer, tirer, pousser, saisir et sonder. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: WO1995US14368 |