The ForceSense enables both tissue handling force and instrument motion tracking in laparoscopic training. Real-time force feedback is provided and the performance score of the trainee is presented by the intuitive software interface.
Compatible with the T5 MITS, ForceSense offers the best of both worlds. Training on the robust T5 MITS with real instruments on a real tangible task, whilehaving a complete registration of all motion and forces allowing objective performance assessment.
ForceSense Software analyzes motion, force, and time for a cummulative performance score.
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MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR FORCESENSE TECHNOLOGY
The research: Force feedback in laparoscopy; Is it useful performed using the core technology of the ForceSense won the SMIT2010 young researcher award in Trondheim. Also The Colonel F. Kott award for best new instrumentation was won in the AAGL2011 Las Vegas. Since 2010, continued scientific research performed in a collaboration with multiple large academic hospitals in the Netherlands has resulted in a solid scientific background for the system and the integration of the ForceSense in surgical training programs.
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COMPLETE REGISTRATION OF SKILL AND LEARNING CURVE IN BOX TRAINING
The ForceSense provides the tutor with a valuable insight into the residents learning curve. The intuitive software tracks tissue handling skill in each task repetition. When the resident is able to perform the task within the thresholds set for Force, movement and time, the option to perform the task in exam mode becomes available. When the exam is passed a report is generated that shows the learning curve and final task grades.
“For training Minimally Invasive Surgical steps, correct tissue handling is of vital importance. By tracking both the applied instrument forces and motions, the ForceSense is the first to offer complete tissue handling assesssment. It provides feedback to the trainee and gives ‘clinical’ insight in how to handle the training material with extra (clinical relevant) care. I strongly recommend this new approach of the ForceSense system for laparoscopic training purposes.” -Prof. Dr. F.W. Jansen.