Haptic surgical simulators with augmented reality

本次NSERC Engage是主要研究者大卫王与科视Christie Medical之间的首次合作。这项工作将侧重于扩展滑铁卢大学在触觉手术模拟器领域的先前研究，以包括通过科视Christie Medical的投影技术实现的增强现实。这将增加训练模拟器的真实感。 滑铁卢大学以前研究的重点是脊柱侧弯脊柱疾病的脊柱固定术。外科医生主要通过触觉或触觉进行操作，施加巨大的力，但同时需要良好的触觉，以避免危险的情况，如破坏椎弓根壁和伤害患者。在手术室对实际患者进行培训的替代方案至关重要，滑铁卢大学开发的触觉模拟器显示出了很大的前景。 科视Christie Medical正在探索其投影技术的新应用。许多医疗应用包括触觉组件，但科视Christie Medical没有这方面的专业知识。这个拟议的项目将允许科视Christie Medical评估他们的技术与触觉手术模拟器集成，用于医疗培训场景。如果成功的话，增强现实触觉模拟器的灵活性将使这项技术能够应用于许多医疗和牙科手术，在这些手术中，在与患者合作之前进行培训将是有益的。对于科视Christie Medical来说，这将创造新的市场机会，预计这一最初的联合工作将扩大到未来与滑铁卢大学的合作机会。

This NSERC Engage is the first collaboration between the Principal Investigator, David Wang, and Christie Medical. This work will focus on extending previous research at the University of Waterloo in the area of haptic surgical simulators to include augmented reality via projection technology from Christie Medical. This will increase the realism of the training simulator. The particular surgical procedure that was the focus of previous research at the University of Waterloo is spinal fixation for scoliosis spine disorder. The surgeon operates primarily by the sense of touch or haptics, exerting tremendous forces but simultaneously needing fine touch sensations to avoid dangerous scenarios such as breaching the pedicle wall and harming the patient. An alternative to training in the operating room on an actual patient is critical and the haptic simulator developed at the University of Waterloo has shown great promise. Christie Medical is exploring new applications for its projection technologies. Many medical applications include a haptic component but Christie Medical does not have this expertise. This proposed project would allow Christie Medical to evaluate their technology integrated with the haptic surgical simulator for medical training scenarios. If successful, the flexibility of an augmented reality haptic simulator would allow this technology to be applied to many medical and dental procedures where training prior to working with patients would be beneficial. For Christie Medical, this would create new market opportunities and it is expected that this initial joint work will expand into future collaborative opportunities with the University of Waterloo.