Virtual Surgery

What is Virtual Surgery?

Virtual surgery creates realistic medical procedure simulations with accurate anatomical models and physics-based tissue behavior, allowing practitioners to train and plan complex operations in risk-free environments with haptic feedback and performance tracking.

How does Virtual Surgery work?

These specialized systems integrate multiple advanced technologies to deliver high-fidelity medical simulations. Anatomical models derived from medical imaging data capture patient-specific variations, enabling personalized surgical planning and educational scenarios that address unique pathological conditions.

Physics engines simulate tissue properties including elasticity, resistance, and fluid dynamics, with specialized algorithms modeling cutting, suturing, and cauterization behaviors.

Haptic devices provide crucial tactile feedback that communicates tissue resistance, texture variations, and physical boundaries through force-feedback mechanisms calibrated to match real surgical instruments.

Performance assessment systems track metrics such as precision, completion time, and procedural accuracy, enabling objective evaluation and progression tracking that identifies specific improvement opportunities.

For patient-specific planning, these systems may incorporate segmented CT or MRI data to create digital twins that allow surgeons to rehearse complex procedures before entering the operating room, potentially reducing complications and improving outcomes.