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Endoscopic tutorial system for urology

  • US 20030091967A1
  • Filed: 10/07/2002
  • Published: 05/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for performing a simulated medical urological endoscopy procedure, comprising:

  • (a) at least a portion of a simulated urological organ system;

    (b) a simulated endoscope for performing the simulated medical urological endoscopy procedure on said at least a portion of said simulated urological organ system;

    (c) a locator for determining a location of said simulated endoscope within said simulated at least a portion of a simulated urological organ system;

    (d) a visual processing and display system for displaying images according to said location of said simulated endoscope within said simulated at least a portion of a simulated urological organ system for providing visual feedback, such that said images simulate actual visual data received during an actual medical procedure as performed on an actual subject; and

    (e) a plurality of mathematical models for modeling said at least a portion of a simulated urological organ system according to a corresponding at least a portion of an actual urological organ system, wherein each mathematical model features a path, said path corresponding to a branch of an actual urological organ system, and wherein said visual processing and display system selects a mathematical model according to said location of said simulated endoscope and selects said images according to said mathematical model.

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