Safety Oriented Laparoscopic Surgery Training System

Authors:
Andrzej Wytyczak-Partyka;Jan Nikodem;Ryszard Klempous;Jerzy Rozenblit;Radoslaw Klempous;Imre Rudas
Affiliations:
Institute of Computer Engineering, Control and Robotics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland 50-370;Institute of Computer Engineering, Control and Robotics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland 50-370;Institute of Computer Engineering, Control and Robotics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland 50-370;Electrical and Comp. Eng. Dept., The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA;Marciniak Hospital, Wrocıaw, Poland 50-420;Budapest Tech, Budapest, Hungary H-1034
Venue:
Computer Aided Systems Theory - EUROCAST 2009
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The discussed training system employs several means for encouraging safe behavior during laparoscopic surgery procedures. The elements of no-fly zones, magnetic position sensing and expert systems are tied together to form a complex system that provides guidance and performance assessment. A 3D reconstruction algorithm is used for the purpose of defining no-fly zones and has been tested in a simulator developed for the purpose of this work. An expert system has been built in cooperation with surgeons that, based on simple rules, can assess the risk of the trainee's actions. Despite the shortcomings of the 3D reconstruction process, the training system performed as expected during experiments. Simple exercises like touching points in 3D space were performed and scored appropriately to whether a no-fly zone has been breached or not. Also simple advice could be provided to the trainee in order to help improve the results.