3-D electrophysiology heart simulation system and related methods

A system for simulating a medical procedure comprising:

• a physical model of an organ comprising a sensor mesh, the sensor mesh being configured to generate a signal corresponding to a location where force is applied to the sensor mesh;
• a user input device comprising a distal end inserted within the physical model of the organ;
• a display device;
• and
• a simulation controller coupled to the sensor mesh, the user input device, and the display device, the simulation controller comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• initialize a simulation of the organ;
• display, on the display device, a representation of a state of the simulation of the organ;
• receive contact data from the sensor mesh, the contact data comprising a signal generated by the sensor mesh in response to force applied to the sensor mesh;
• compute a location of the distal end of the user input device on an interior surface within the physical model of the organ in accordance with the contact data;
• update the state of the simulation of the organ;
• generate a simulation output comprising a simulated electrical physiological (EP) signal, wherein the simulated EP signal is computed based on the state of the simulation of the organ and the location of the distal end of the user input device computed in accordance with the contact data from the sensor mesh;
• provide, to the display device, the simulation output comprising the simulated EP signal computed based on the location of the distal end of the user input device;
• and
• display, on the display device, the simulation output comprising the simulated EP signal.