title: Virtual ergonomic studies in endoscopic intervention.
abstract: Virtual instrumentation provides a strong platform for the rapid design and prototyping of biomedical instruments. Virtual instrument software written using a block diagram approach familiar to instrument designers quickly turns a personal computer into a custom biomedical instrument. The portable VIs we have developed for ergonomic analysis of video-endoscopic surgery are quick to set up and convenient to use. We have collected a large amount of ergonomic data in a short time with these VIs because of their custom design and because we can take them to sites where there are many willing surgeon-subjects. We are preparing to use these VIs in studies of actual surgery.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Program, California State University, Sacramento, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berguer
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Forkey
mesh_terms: D019723:Endoscopes / Q000639:trends*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation