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Design of a Haptic Simulator for Pedicle Screw Insertion in Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery

The following work presents the design of a haptic training simulator for pedicle screw insertions in pediatric scoliosis surgery. In particular, the haptic simulator simulates the haptic sensations associated with probe channeling through the pedicle using the free-hand technique. The design includes 1 DOF custom haptic device, haptic model, and controller. The design is tested and evaluated for feasibility through a small pilot studying involving 5 expert surgeons. Significant agreement across expert surgeons was obtained regarding the feasibility and potential for the simulator to be a useful training tool.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/43074
Date04 December 2013
CreatorsLeung, Regina
ContributorsZabjek, Karl, Wang, David
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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