title: Direct surgeon control of the computer in the operating room.
abstract: This paper describes the design and evaluation of a joystick-like device that allows direct surgeon control of the computer in the operating room. The device contains no electronic parts, is easy to use, is unobtrusive, has no physical connection to the computer, and makes use of an existing surgical tool. The device was tested in comparison to a mouse and to verbal dictation.
authors: School of Computing, Queen's University and Human Mobility Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital.
authors: Dumitru
authors: D
authors: Onceanu
authors: A James
authors: AJ
authors: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003201:Computers; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009873:Operating Rooms; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014584:User-Computer Interface