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Accelerating Surgical Simulation Development via OpenSurgSim: Burr Hole Trainer.

Ryan Beasley¹, Haizhou Wang¹, Harald Scheirich¹

¹SimQuest Solutions Inc.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|April 6, 2016

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OpenSurgSim (OSS) significantly accelerates surgical simulation development. Using OSS for the Burr Hole Trainer (BHT) halved development time and team size, saving millions.

Area of Science:

Medical Simulation
Surgical Training Technologies
Open-Source Software in Medicine

Background:

Surgical simulation development is complex and resource-intensive.
The Burr Hole Trainer (BHT) is crucial for training non-neurosurgeons in cranial procedures.
Existing simulation tools may lack efficiency and scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate OpenSurgSim (OSS) as a toolkit for accelerating surgical simulation development.
To assess the impact of OSS on the development of the Burr Hole Trainer (BHT).
To quantify the benefits of using OSS in terms of time, team size, and cost.

Main Methods:

A case study approach was employed using the first complete simulation built on OpenSurgSim (OSS).
The Burr Hole Trainer (BHT) simulation was developed, with OSS providing the majority of its functionality.

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Development metrics including code size, team size, and development time were analyzed.

Main Results:

Utilizing OpenSurgSim (OSS) reduced the development time by 50%.
The required development team size was decreased by approximately 67%.
Significant cost savings, in the millions of US dollars, were achieved.

Conclusions:

OpenSurgSim (OSS) demonstrably accelerates the development of surgical simulations.
OSS offers substantial resource efficiencies, making complex surgical training tools more accessible.
The Burr Hole Trainer (BHT) case study highlights the practical and economic advantages of OSS in medical simulation.