Surgeons train to kill pain with a haptic syringe

• Autores: Chris Baraniuk
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3122, 2017, pág. 9
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A training simulation created by London-based firm FundamentalVR is designed for surgeons who must learn how to properly inject a drug during surgery to provide post-operative pain relief. The simulation will soon be used in US hospitals by surgeons training to perform knee replacement surgery. This requires about 20 injections of the painkiller at six different stages. The simulation runs on off-the-shelf equipment, such as a high-end computer and an HTC Vive headse