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Simulation of a preperitoneal mesh in laparoscopic herniorrhaphy
Sivashanmugaraman Sugavanam1, Venkat Devarajan
1Virtual Environment Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, P.O. Box 19016, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|October 1, 2004
Abstract:
During a laparoscopic hernia surgery, a preperitoneal mesh is tacked or stapled to the defect on the inside in order to close the fissure created by the hernia. Here we have proposed and implemented a novel technique for simulating the movement and stapling of the mesh for use in a virtual reality based laparoscopic trainer. The use of particle based system and Mass-Spring model in simulating the movement of the mesh is also discussed.