Title :
Instrumentation of a clinical colonoscope for surgical simulation
Author :
Maillard, Pascal ; Flaction, Lionel ; Samur, Evren ; Hellier, David ; Passenger, Josh ; Bleuler, Hannes
Author_Institution :
Robotics Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper describes the instrumentation of a clinical colonoscope needed for a novel colonoscopy simulation framework. The simulator consists of a compact and portable haptic interface and a virtual reality environment to provide real-time visualization. The proposed instrumentation enables tracking different functions of the colonoscope while keeping the ergonomic unchanged.
Keywords :
Biopsy; Colon; Colonic polyps; Colonoscopy; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Surgery; Surgical instruments; Virtual reality; Visualization; Colonoscopes; Colonoscopy; Computer Simulation; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Feedback; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Man-Machine Systems; Models, Biological; Physical Stimulation; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; Touch; Transducers; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649093
