Design and implementation of a haptics-based virtual venepuncture simulation and training system

• Main Authors: Sourin, Alexei., Xia, Pingjun.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84308; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12817
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Venepuncture or venipuncture is drawing blood from vein for testing or blood transfusion purposes. It is one of the most routinely performed invasive procedures that medical students must learn. Haptic interaction in virtual reality environments may provide an advance tool for training these skills....