The use of tactile sensors in oral and maxillofacial Surgery: An overview

P Navalesi, CM Oddo, G Chisci, A Frosolini, P Gennaro… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: This overview aimed to characterize the type, development, and use of haptic
technologies for maxillofacial surgical purposes. The work aim is to summarize and evaluate …

Training the gynecologic oncologists of the future–challenges and opportunities

BL Kemah, N Bhagat, A Pandya, R Sullivan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several recent advances in gynecologic cancer care have improved patient outcomes.
These include national screening and vaccination programs for cervical cancer as well as …

A 3-D interactive microbiology laboratory via virtual reality for enhancing practical skills

E Chitra, SA Mubin, VD Nadarajah, WP Se, CF Sow… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Virtual Reality (VR) laboratories are a new pedagogical approach to support psychomotor
skills development in undergraduate programmes to achieve practical competency. VR …

[HTML][HTML] Haptic Technology: Exploring Its Underexplored Clinical Applications—A Systematic Review

K Pacheco-Barrios, J Ortega-Márquez, F Fregni - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Haptic technology has transformed interactions between humans
and both tangible and virtual environments. Despite its widespread adoption across various …

The value of collision feedback in robotic surgical skills training

R Postema, H Hardon, AM Rahimi, R Horeman… - Virtual Reality, 2024 - Springer
Collision feedback about instrument and environment interaction is often lacking in robotic
surgery training devices. The PoLaRS virtual reality simulator is a newly developed desk …

Visual cues of soft-tissue behaviour in minimal-invasive and robotic surgery

RJ Trute, A Alijani, MS Erden - Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Minimal-invasive surgery (MIS) and robotic surgery (RS) offer multiple advantages over
open surgery (Vajsbaher et al. in Cogn Syst Res 64: 08, 2020). However, the lack of haptic …

Can you feel the force just right? Tactile force feedback for training of minimally invasive surgery—evaluation of vibration feedback for adequate force application

F von Bechtolsheim, F Bielert, S Schmidt, N Buck… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Tissue handling is a crucial skill for surgeons and is challenging to learn. The
aim of this study was to develop laparoscopic instruments with different integrated tactile …

Design and Evaluation of a Balanced Compliant Laparoscopic Grasper

JW Klok, R Postema, AT Steinþorsson… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In laparoscopic surgery, quality of haptic feedback is reduced compared to conventional
surgery, leading to unintentional tissue damage during grasping. From the perspective of …

Design of a feedback restoring balanced compliant laparoscopic grasper

JW Klok - Authorea Preprints, 2023 - techrxiv.org
Objective: In laparoscopic surgery, quality of haptic feedback is reduced compared to
conventional surgery, leading to unintentional tissue damage during grasping. From the …