title: A haptic simulator to increase laparoscopic force application sensitivity.
abstract: Laparoscopic surgery demands perceptual-motor skills that are fundamentally different from open surgery, and laparoscopists must be adept at perceiving tissue interaction at the surgical site and then applying precise amounts of forces through instruments without damaging tissues. A haptic simulator that emulates multiple salient laparoscopic tasks and renders differing degrees of forces was created. Two of the haptic skills tasks were evaluated in two studies to determine their ability to distinguish and then train laparoscopic force application sensitivity. Results suggested that the simulator has the capability of rendering salient force feedback information to which novices become increasingly more perceptually sensitive.
authors: Haptic Interaction Lab, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. lindsal@clemson.edu
authors: Lindsay O
authors: LO
authors: Long
authors: Ravikiran B
authors: RB
authors: Singapogu
authors: Giovannina
authors: G
authors: Arcese
authors: Dane E
authors: DE
authors: Smith
authors: Timothy C
authors: TC
authors: Burg
authors: Christopher C
authors: CC
authors: Pagano
authors: Karen J L
authors: KJ
authors: Burg
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface