Remis: A Tool to Facilitate Innovation, Standardization, and Validation in the Creation of Ergonimc Surgical Simulators

摘要

The goal of this work is to develop and test new technologies that will break down the barriers that block more surgeons from attaining and continuing to practice (without injury or pain) high levels of skill in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This project will develop new technology by concentrating on three major research thrusts: Smart Image: the project will develop and evaluate new approaches for extracting, fusing, and presenting information cues from imagery and other data sources; Configurable Display: the project will develop new approaches for presenting existing data (video, CT data) and extracted cues (3D reconstruction, haptic cues, etc.) to the user within a flexible, configurable display environment; Ergonomic Assessment: the project will use existing technology and build new techniques as needed to acquire crucial ergonomic data relative to key factors of patient position, technology configuration, and instrument design.