Title :
Suturing simulation in surgical training environment
Author :
Shi, Hans Fuhan ; Payandeh, Shahram
Author_Institution :
Exp. Robot. Lab., Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC, Canada
Abstract :
In this video we present a physics-based haptic simulation designed to teach basic suturing techniques for simple skin or soft tissue wound closure. The pre-wound suturing target, skin or deformable tissue, is modeled as a modified mass-spring system. The suturing material is designed as a mechanics-based deformable linear object. Tools involved in the live suturing procedures are also simulated. Collisions between the soft tissue and the needle, the soft tissue and the suture are analyzed. In addition to modeling the detail steps involved in a typical suturing procedure, modeling approaches for evaluation of a stitch are also discussed.
Keywords :
computer graphics; medical computing; skin; surgery; virtual reality; deformable tissue; modified mass-spring system; pre-wound suturing target; skin; soft tissue; surgical training environment; suturing simulation; wound closure; Biological materials; Biological tissues; Computational modeling; Force feedback; Haptic interfaces; Needles; Skin; Springs; Surgery; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3803-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3804-4
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2009.5354595
