Development and application of new attractive simulator for video-assisted thoracic surgery

与腹腔镜手术相比，世界上很少出现VATS的教育计划和培训模拟器。我们设计并开发了一套完整的VATS模拟器，包括血流源、血管、支气管、肺和人体半身。用硅胶制成的主体设计成模拟人的胸腔，可用于胸腔镜和胸腔镜器械、夹钳、剪刀、血管或肺吻合器、环形钢丝和其他器械。现在，居民和学生可以随时练习这些手术程序。在日本举办的胸科研讨会上，许多与会医生对我们的模拟表演进行了评价。此外，我们还开发了与计算机相连的虚拟现实（VR）程序，并对手术技巧进行了分析。这些方法导致医学和机械工程之间的广泛合作。现在，我们的研究为患者和教育提供了显着的优势。

Rarely present for educational program and training simulator of VATS comparing to laparoscopic surgery in the world. We planed and development a complete VATS simulator which consist of a source of blood flow, vessels, bronchus, lung, and a human hemi-body. And the body made with silicone is designed to simulated a human thorax which available for the thoracoscope and for thoracoscopic instruments, clamps, scissors, vascular or lung staplers, loop wires, and other devices. Now, residents and students can practice these operative procedures whenever they need to. And many participants of the doctors evaluated by our simulation performance on thoracic seminar in Japan. Furthermore, we development the virtual reality(VR) program which connected with computer and analyzed the surgical skillful. These approach lead to the wide cooperation between medical and mechanical engineering. Now our study presents significant advantages to the patient and education.