Title :
UltraPulse - simulating a human arterial pulse with focussed airborne ultrasound
Author :
Hung, G.M.Y. ; John, N.W. ; Hancock, C.P. ; Gould, D.A. ; Hoshi, T.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Bangor Univ., Bangor, UK
Abstract :
Medical simulators provide a risk-free environment for trainee doctors to practice and improve their skills. UltraPulse is a new tactile system designed to utilise focussed airborne ultrasound to mimic a pulsation effect such as that of a human arterial pulse. In this paper, we focus on the construction of the haptics component, which can later be integrated into a variety of medical procedure training simulators.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; haptic interfaces; UltraPulse; focussed airborne ultrasound; haptics component; human arterial pulse; medical procedure training simulators; pulsation effect; risk-free environment; tactile system; trainee doctors; Acoustics; Arrays; Force; Haptic interfaces; Training; Transducers; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610050
