title: Two-handed next generation suturing simulator.
abstract: A realistic two-handed surgical suturing simulation would have a broad impact on the way doctors are trained in the field of surgery. Current state-of-the-art in suturing simulators do not accurately represent realistic suturing conditions, leaving many necessary components, i.e. two-handed interaction, skin undermining, skin repositioning etc., out of the model completely. The goal of this research is to develop a next generation immersive suturing simulator that uses an integrated two-handed tension based haptic device for tactile feedback, a hi-fidelity finite element model for more accurate skin, tissue and needle modeling and stereoscopic vision for depth-of-field.
authors.affiliation: Human Interface Technology Lab, University of Washington, Fluke Hall, Box 352142, Seattle, WA 9819, USA.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Turkiyyah
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sankaranarayanan
authors.forename: Suzanne J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weghorst
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D013537:Sutures; D014481:United States