2015
IWISH 2015 Proceeding
Towards a hybrid virtual/physical nuss procedure surgical simulator
Authors: Mohammad F. Obeid, Eun-sil Heo, Krzysztof J. Rechowicz, Robert E. Kelly, Frederic D. McKenzie
Abstract
Surgical simulation is embraced by many for training and skill transfer purposes of non-trivial minimally invasive procedures. Some systems utilize haptic feedback within an anatomically-correct virtual environment whereas others use manikins, synthetic components and box trainers. This paper explores the challenges and implications of reproducing the Nuss procedure on both a solely-virtual and a solely-physical environment. This work then describes a roadmap for a hybrid system that employs a best-of-both approach integrating both physical and virtual schemes to achieve a mixed reality implementation of the primary steps of the Nuss procedure.
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