Method And System For Minimally-Invasive Surgery Training
First Claim
1. A method of minimally-invasive surgery (“
- MIS”
) training, comprising the steps of;
(a) providing a simulator having a display, a computer, and a first input device;
(b) displaying a video of an MIS on the display, wherein a first surgical tool is visible in at least a portion of the video and a match zone corresponding to a position on the video of the first surgical tool is determined; and
(c) providing a computer-generated virtual surgical tool (“
CG tool”
) superimposed on the displayed video, wherein the CG tool is selectively controlled by the first input device and wherein a target position on the CG tool corresponding to the match zone is determined.
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Abstract
The present invention may be embodied as a method of minimally-invasive surgery (“MIS”) training wherein a simulator having a display, a computer, and a first input device, is provided. A video of an MIS is displayed on the display, and a first surgical tool is visible in at least a portion of the video. A match zone corresponding to a position on the first surgical tool is determined. A computer-generated virtual surgical tool (“CG tool”) is superimposed on the displayed video. The CG tool is selectively controlled by the first input device. A target position of the CG tool is determined. If the target position is not determined to be within the match zone, further steps may be taken. For example, the video may be paused, a message may be displayed to the operator, or the computer may signal the input device to move to a position such that the target position is within the match zone.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of minimally-invasive surgery (“
- MIS”
) training, comprising the steps of;(a) providing a simulator having a display, a computer, and a first input device; (b) displaying a video of an MIS on the display, wherein a first surgical tool is visible in at least a portion of the video and a match zone corresponding to a position on the video of the first surgical tool is determined; and (c) providing a computer-generated virtual surgical tool (“
CG tool”
) superimposed on the displayed video, wherein the CG tool is selectively controlled by the first input device and wherein a target position on the CG tool corresponding to the match zone is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A minimally-invasive surgery (“
- MIS”
) simulator, comprising;(a) a computer; (b) a display in communication with the computer; (c) a first input device in communication with the computer; (d) wherein the computer is programmed to; (i) display a video of an MIS on the display, wherein a first surgical tool is visible in at least a portion of the video and a match zone corresponding to a position on the video of the first surgical tool is determined; and (ii) superimpose a computer-generated virtual surgical tool (“
CG tool”
) on the displayed video, wherein the CG tool is selectively controlled by the first input device and wherein a target position on the CG tool corresponding to the match zone is determined. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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