title: The development of a haptic interface for the Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical Trainer (VTEST.
abstract: Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique with benefits including reduced pain, post operative recovery period and better cosmesis compared to traditional laparoscopic procedures. In a pure NOTES procedure, a flexible endoscope is used for performing the surgery and visualization. The Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical Trainer (VTEST(TM)) is being developed as a platform to train for NOTES procedures and innovate NOTES tools and techniques. In this work we report the design specification for the hardware interface to be used for VTEST(TM).
authors: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. dargas@rpi.edu
authors: Saurabh
authors: S
authors: Dargar
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Solley
authors: Arun
authors: A
authors: Nemani
authors: Cecilia
authors: C
authors: Brino
authors: Ganesh
authors: G
authors: Sankaranarayanan
authors: Suvranu
authors: S
authors: De
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface