Surgical Simulators

Content: The lecture on surgical simulator was the most interesting lecture so far, as it relates to the research work we do in the lab. We are developing “active world” which is a whole new animated parallel world where different patients have been created with different scenarios. Residents and doctors can hone their cognitive skills by going through these scenarios in the animated world. There are at home simulators like drilling simulator, FLS or virtual peg transfer game. Surgeons can practice it offline even from home to improve their surgical skill. The peg transfer simulator or wii games like marble mania are actually being used at the patient’s bedside for warming-up before the surgery. We are also developing simulator that can measure effect of fatigue at different time of the shift.

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