Interventional simulator control system

A method for simulating an interventional procedure, comprising the steps of:

• providing a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to simulate handling of a number of nested instruments simultaneously interfaced by said interface unit and that each nested tool can be moved and rotated independently of the other and said movements and rotations are propagated to other instruments,
• providing a first instruction set for handling and processing input from said user, generating a second instruction set based on said input, for controlling said interface,
• retrieving information on said instrument comprising a first data set comprising characteristics for said instruments,
• providing a second data set comprising data on a body part to be simulated, and generating control signals relating to interaction between said instrument and a surrounding geometry by a third instruction set.

A system for an interventional procedure simulation, said system comprising a control unit and an interface unit, the system further comprising:

• means for communication between said control unit an said interface unit
• means in said interface unit to simulate handling of a number of nested instruments,
• independently movable and rotatable, simultaneously interfaced by said inter face unit,
• interface member for receiving input from said user,
• means for handling and processing said input,
• means for controlling said interface,
• a first database for storing characteristics for said instruments,
• second database for storing characteristics about a body part to be simulated, and
• means for generating control signals relating to an interaction between said simulated instruments and a surrounding geometry relating to a part of said simulated body part.

A computer program for interventional procedure simulation in a system comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said program comprising:

• Communication instruction set for communication between said control unit a and said interface unit,
• a first instruction set for simulating handling of a number of simulated nested instruments, independently movable and rotatable, simultaneously interfaced by said interface unit, said control unit further comprising an instruction set, comprising:
• a second instruction set for handling and processing input from said user,
• a third instruction set for controlling said interface,
• a first data set comprising characteristics for said instruments,
• a second data set comprising data on a body part to be simulated,
• a fourth instruction set for generating control signals relating to an interaction between said simulated nested instruments and a surrounding geometry relating to a part of said simulated body part, and
• a fifth instruction set for outputting simulation on a visualisation member.

A computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to enable an interventional procedure simulation in a system comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said program comprising:

• a communication instruction set for communication between said control unit and said interface unit,
• a first instruction set for simulating handling of a number of simulated nested instruments, independently movable and rotatable, simultaneously interfaced by said interface unit, said control unit further comprising an instruction set, comprising:
• a second instruction set for handling and processing input from said user,
• a third instruction set for controlling said interface,
• a first data set comprising characteristics for said instruments,
• a second data set comprising data on a body part to be simulated,
• a fourth instruction set for generating control signals relating to an interaction between said simulated nested instruments and a surrounding geometry relating to a part of said simulated body part, and a fifth instruction set for outputting simulation on a visualisation member.

A propagated signal for comprising a digitalized program code embodied therein to enable an interventional procedure simulation in a system comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said program comprising:

• a digitalized communication instruction set for communication between said control unit and said interface unit,
• a digitalized first instruction set for simulating handling of a number of simulated nested instruments, independently movable and rotatable, simultaneously interlaced by said interface unit, said control unit further comprising an instruction set, comprising:
• a digitalized second instruction set for handling and processing input from said user,
• a digitalized third instruction set for controlling said interface,
• a digitalized first access code for accessing a first data set comprising characteristics for said instruments,
• a digitalized second access code for accessing a second data set comprising data on a body part to be simulated,
• a digitalized fourth instruction set for generating control signals relating to an interaction between said simulated nested instruments and a surrounding geometry relating to a part of said simulated body part, and
• a digitalized fifth instruction set for outputting simulation on a visualisation member.

A system for an interventional procedure simulation learning, said system comprising a control unit and an interface unit, the system further comprising:

• means for communication between said control unit an said interface unit for receiving at least one instrument used in said interventional procedure,
• means for receiving three-dimensional information on a body part to be simulated,
• means for generating control signals relating to an interaction between said instruments and a surrounding geometry relating to a part of said simulated body part, and
• means for recording said simulation.