Virtual reality (VR) medical simulations deliver a tailored learning experience that can be
standardized, and can cater to different learning styles in ways that cannot be matched by …

Surgical simulation has evolved considerably over the past two decades and now plays a
major role in training efforts designed to foster the acquisition of new skills and knowledge …

Devices and methods are provided for combining the handle of a Surgical instrument with a
force feedback generator, able to create resistance to motion similar to that encountered in a …

In the last years technology had an explosive evolution in the development of new minimal
invasive medical instruments and led to a novel need and a brand new field: virtual …

Surgical training is needed for novice surgeons or medical students to get used to surgical
instruments and to practice their skills in order to control and manipulate the surgical tools …

This paper presents the surgical suturing simulator for wound closure, which is designed for
education and training purposes. Currently it is designed specifically to support a simulation …

Thoracoscopic surgery has usually been limited by 2-dimensional vision and the limited
space between ribs—problems that have been only partially overcome by the use of …

This paper presents a real-time simulation of a virtual surgical suture, which is a physically-
based model adapted from the Cosserat theory of elastic rods. The focus is on achieving a …

Although minimally invasive surgery techniques have been rapidly and widely adopted
among nearly all fields of elective surgery, their use by trauma and acute care surgeons for …

Abstract The Autosuture™ Endostitch™ device (Covidien, CT) is difficult to learn. In
particular, the handle requires the use of a toggle which is unique in this instrument. We …