Simulator for surgical procedures
First Claim
1. A simulator for simulating a surgical procedure comprising:
- a mannequin corresponding to a living mammalian subject, said mannequin having an interior;
a surgical probe;
means for providing position and orientation information defining the position and orientation of a surgical probe relative to the mannequin;
a memory device having stored therein image data defining an image representative of internal organs found within the living subject corresponding to the mannequin; and
means for providing a composite image including images of internal organs and a representation of the surgical probe based on said image data and said position and orientation data so that in said composite image, the position and orientation of the representation of the probe relative to the images of the internal organs corresponds to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the internal organs of the living subject which would be observed in a real image of the living subject with the surgical probe at a position and orientation relative to the living subject corresponding to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the mannequin.
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Abstract
A simulator for use in the training of surgeons is disclosed. The simulator utilizes information defining the position of a surgical tool or probe used by the surgeon trainee relative to a mannequin corresponding to a living mammalian subject such as a human or non-human mammal. The mannequin desirably includes model internal organs within it. The simulator further includes a surgical probe and means for providing position and orientation information defining the position and orientation of the surgical probe relative to the mannequin. A memory device stores image data defining an image representative of internal organs found within the living subject corresponding to the mannequin. The simulator desirably further includes means for providing a composite image including images of internal organs and a representation of the surgical probe based on said image data and said position and orientation data.
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18 Claims
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1. A simulator for simulating a surgical procedure comprising:
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a mannequin corresponding to a living mammalian subject, said mannequin having an interior;
a surgical probe;
means for providing position and orientation information defining the position and orientation of a surgical probe relative to the mannequin;
a memory device having stored therein image data defining an image representative of internal organs found within the living subject corresponding to the mannequin; and
means for providing a composite image including images of internal organs and a representation of the surgical probe based on said image data and said position and orientation data so that in said composite image, the position and orientation of the representation of the probe relative to the images of the internal organs corresponds to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the internal organs of the living subject which would be observed in a real image of the living subject with the surgical probe at a position and orientation relative to the living subject corresponding to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the mannequin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for simulating surgical procedures comprising:
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providing a mannequin corresponding to a living subject and a surgical probe;
providing image data defining an image representative of internal organs found within the living subject corresponding to the mannequin;
inserting a surgical probe into the mannequin;
acquiring position and orientation information defining the position and orientation of the surgical probe with respect to the mannequin; and
providing a composite image including images of internal organs and a representation of the surgical probe based on said image data and said position and orientation data so that in said composite image, the position and orientation of the representation of the probe relative to the images of the internal organs corresponds to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the internal organs of the living subject which would be observed in a real image of the living subject with the surgical probe at a position and orientation relative to the living subject corresponding to the position and orientation of the probe relative to the mannequin. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A simulator for simulating a surgical procedure, comprising
a mannequin corresponding to a living mammalian subject, said mannequin having an interior; -
means for providing position and orientation information defining the position and orientation of a surgical probe relative to the mannequin; and
a processor, coupled to said means for providing position and orientation information, for acquiring image data representative of the internal organs of the living subject and for superimposing said surgical probe information with said image data to provide a composite image such that movement of the probe relative to the mannequin interior corresponds to movement of the probe in the living subject. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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