Surgical training simulator

A surgical simulator, comprising:

• a simulated body form;
• a physical model corresponding to at least one organ and located within the body form;
• at least one tracking system configured to track movement within the body form, including movement of an instrument located partially within the body form;
• a computer receiving data from the tracking system and outputting data to a display;
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• a display displaying a virtual background including a virtual image of at least a portion of the instrument, virtual movement of the instrument, and a virtual image of the at least one organ based on the physical model, such that the physical model is used solely for haptic feedback.

A surgical simulator, comprising:

• a simulated body form;
• a physical model corresponding to a first organ and located within the body form;
• at least one tracking system configured to track movement within the body form, including movement of an instrument located partially within the body form;
• a computer receiving data from the tracking system and outputting data to a display;
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• a display displaying a virtual background including a virtual image of at least a portion of the instrument, virtual movement of the instrument, and virtual images of at least the first organ and a second organ, the physical model including a non-anatomical haptic model.