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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Thenkurussi Kesavadas, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Khurshid Guru, East Amherst, NY (US);
Thenkurussi Kesavadas, Clarence Center, NY (US);
Khurshid Guru, East Amherst, NY (US);
Health Research, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention may be embodied as a method of minimally-invasive surgery ('MIS') training using a video of an MIS comprising the steps of providing a processor, a display, and a first input device. The method comprises the step of processing the video using the processor to determine a location of the first surgical tool in each of the frames, determining whether the configuration of the first input device substantially corresponds to the location of the first surgical tool in each frame of the video while the video is displayed. The present invention may be embodied as a system for MIS training. The system comprises a processor, a communication device, and a first input device in communication with the processor. The processor is programmed perform any or all of the described disclosed methods.