System and a method for simulating a manual interventional operation by a user in a medical procedure
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Jul 16, 2013
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Nov 20, 2008
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Jul 19, 2006
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Jul 20, 2005
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The present invention deals with a system (1) for simulating a manual interventional operation by a user (2) on a simulated body with at least two real instruments (3, 4, 5), comprising a longitudinal track (8), a plurality of carriages (9, 10, 11) moveable along said track, each carriage having clamping means (25), and means for rotating and moving longitudinally said real instrument. It also comprises feed back means (18) for receiving and transmitting to the user hand (19) a feed back force from said real instrument with respect t simulation characteristic, means (17) for recognizing a real instrument to be fit within said clamping means, said clamping means (25) comprising first electromagnetic means (26) with an hollow part for receiving the real instrument to be secured therein, second electro-magnetic means (27) with a protruding part for pressing at least a part of said real instrument within said hollow part while said electromagnetic means are actuated and electric means for supplying or not electric current to the first and second magnetic means to be actuated accordingly, whereby said real instrument can be secured within said clamping means to be moved longitudinally and rotated by the user.
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