title: Introducing a novel haptic interface for the planning and simulation of open surgery.
abstract: Existing simulation software, originally developed for the simulation and planning of inguinal hernia repair, was fused with two haptic feedback devices: the SensAble Technologies Phantom Desktop, and the ACROE/ICA Telluris system. The former allows easy integration on a PC-based platform, though in the long run, the Telluris system is preferred because of its robustness and its ability to design custom-built solutions.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
authors.forename: Rudy J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lapeer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gasson
authors.forename: Jean-Loup
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Florens
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laycock
authors.forename: Vasu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karri
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface