Plug-and-Play Tool Handles for Laparoscopic Surgery Simulators

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2009:142:28-30.

Abstract

With ever growing attention of medical community on the usage of surgical simulators as effective training means, development of robust and cost-effective haptic tool interfaces is very much necessary. We have developed such tool interfaces that can be easily plugged to PHANTOM Omni. Besides simulating actual tools in operating room, they are cost-effective and are easy to build.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation*
  • Laparoscopy / methods*
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Surgical Instruments*