The development of a haptic interface for the Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical Trainer (VTEST
Dargar, S.; Solley, T.; Nemani, A.; Brino, C.; Sankaranarayanan, G.; De, S.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 184: 106-108
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 23400139 Document Number: 670385
Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an experimental surgical technique with benefits including reduced pain, post operative recovery period and better cosmesis compared to traditional laparoscopic procedures. In a pure NOTES procedure, a flexible endoscope is used for performing the surgery and visualization. The Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgical Trainer (VTEST(TM)) is being developed as a platform to train for NOTES procedures and innovate NOTES tools and techniques. In this work we report the design specification for the hardware interface to be used for VTEST(TM).