System, Method and Computer Program for Virtual Reality Simulation for Medical Procedure Skills Training
OwnerHanif M. Ladak, Sumit Kishore Agrawal +2inventors
InventorsHanif M. Ladak, Sumit Kishore Agrawal, Murad Husein, Brian Wheeler
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a virtual reality medical procedure skills training simulator, particularly to be used in the field of ear-nose-throat surgery such as myringotomy. The simulator consists of medical procedural tools marked with physical markers, a tracking device to track the marker, a stereo display device to simulate a medical procedural microscope, and a computer system to enable the simulation.
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A computer-implemented medical procedure simulation training and evaluation method comprising the steps of:
- (a) one or more users engaging a simulation system to initiate a medical procedure simulation routine, by means of one or more computer processors, the simulation system being linked to one or more medical procedural tools, or a simulation thereof, and a three dimensional motion tracking device for tracking manipulation of the one or more medical procedural tools, or the simulation thereof, the simulation system defining or implementing one or more performance parameters associated with procedurally acceptable manipulation of the one or more medical procedural tools;
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- (b) by operation of the simulation system, providing feedback to the user regarding his/her accuracy of manipulation of the one or more medical procedural tools, or simulation thereof, based on the one or more performance parameters, and thereby improving the user's accuracy of manipulation of the one or more medical procedural tools through repetition by the user of the medical procedure simulation.
A simulation system for medical procedure skills training and evaluation comprising:
- (a) a simulation computer;
- (b) a simulation program linked to the simulation computer, or otherwise made available to the simulation computer, the simulation program embodying a computer simulation of a particular medical procedure that requires accuracy in manipulating a medical procedural tool, the computer simulation including one or more performance parameters related to the manipulation of one or more medical procedural tool, or a simulation thereof, by one or more users;
- (c) a motion tracking utility linked to the simulation computer, said motion tracking device operable to track the motion of the one or more medical procedural tools, or simulation thereof and
- (d) a feedback utility for providing feedback to one or more users regarding their manipulation of the one or more medical procedural tools, or simulation thereof;
- wherein the simulation computer, motion tracking utility and feedback utility co-operate to enable the user to develop medical procedure skills by initiating one or more computer simulations, and receiving feedback based on his/her performance in the one or more computer simulations based on the performance parameters.
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