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Ian Michael Ross0
Roger Leslie Gray0
Stuart Malcolm Greengrass0
Daniel Mark Wallaker0
Date of Patent
April 15, 2014
0Patent Application Number
104912740
Date Filed
October 1, 2002
0Patent Citations Received
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An apparatus for simulation of an endoscopy operation. A dummy endoscope (1) is inserted into a unit (2) which monitors the position of the dummy instrument and provides force feedback to the instrument in accordance with a stored software model. A virtual image simulating the view from the endoscope is displayed. Additional simulation is provided of an external condition to the patient body, for example patient orientation (8), external pressure applied to the body (9), (10) and trans-illumination (11).
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