VIRTUAL REALITY IMAGING SYSTEM

Abstract

VIRTUAL REALITY IMAGING SYSTEM The invention relates to a device (10) for viewing a simulated image (100) of an internal target area (Z) of a human body during a simulation of a medical imaging examination, the device (10) comprising an anatomical console (12) comprising an interaction surface (26) with at least one interaction area (28), a dummy probe (14) with an interaction head (16) configured to cooperate with the interaction surface (26), a virtual scene (101) with a virtual screen (102), a virtual reality system (18). The virtual screen of the virtual scene displays the simulated image (100) of all or part of the internal target area in real time, when the interaction head of the dummy probe cooperates with the at least one interaction area of ​​the interaction surface. Abstract figure: Fig. 1

Claims

Claims

1. Device (10) for viewing a simulated image (100) of an internal target area (Z) of a human body during a simulation of a medical imaging examination, the device (10) comprising: - an anatomical console (12) forming a base, the anatomical console (12) comprising an interaction surface (26) comprising at least one interaction area (28), - a dummy probe (14) comprising an interaction head (16), the interaction head (16) being configured to cooperate with the interaction surface (26), - a virtual scene (101) having a virtual screen (102), - a virtual reality system (18) comprising: • a screen (20) allowing the viewing of the virtual scene (18), • a localization and orientation system (22), configured to locate the anatomical console (12) and the dummy probe (14) in real space,• a control unit (24) configured to generate the virtual scene (101) and associate all or part of the at least one internal target zone (Z) with the at least one interaction zone (28), characterized in that the virtual screen (102) of the virtual scene (101) displays the simulated image (100) of all or part of the internal target zone (Z) in real time, when the interaction head (16) of the dummy probe (14) cooperates with the at least one interaction zone (28) of the interaction surface (26).,

2. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the virtual screen (102) of the virtual scene (101) displays, in real time, any modification of all or part of the internal target zone (Z).

3. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the virtual scene (101) further has a virtual probe (114) forming a virtual image of the dummy probe (14), the virtual probe (114) being associated with the dummy probe (14) by the virtual reality system (18) so that each movement of the dummy probe (14) in real space is reproduced by the virtual probe (114) in the virtual scene (101).

4. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the virtual reality system (18) comprises a mobile calibration tool (Ki), the calibration tool forming all or part of a handle (30) of the dummy probe (14).

5. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the interaction head (16) of the dummy probe (14) comprises at least one interface element (29) configured to generate a predetermined haptic feedback when the dummy probe (14) is in contact with the at least one interaction zone (28).

6. Device (10) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the interaction surface (26) comprises a first interaction zone (28) and a second interaction zone (28), the interaction head (16) being configured to: - generate a first specific haptic feedback when the dummy probe (14) is in contact with the first interaction zone (28), and - generate a second specific haptic feedback when the dummy probe (14) is in contact with the second interaction zone (28).

7. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dummy probe (14) is a dummy ultrasound probe and the medical examination is an ultrasound.

8. Device (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the dummy probe (14) is a dummy endoscopy probe and the medical examination is an endoscopy.

9. Device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (10) comprises a dummy surgical tool (32) configured to be connected to the control unit (24), the virtual scene (101) comprising a virtual surgical tool (132) forming a virtual image (100) of the dummy surgical tool (32), the virtual surgical tool (132) being associated with the dummy surgical tool (32) by the virtual reality system (18) of such that each movement of the dummy surgical tool (32) in real space is reproduced by the virtual surgical tool (132) in the virtual scene (101).

10. Device (10) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the device (10) comprises a movable haptic arm (34) connected to the control unit (24) and configured to fix the dummy surgical tool (32), so as to generate a predetermined haptic feedback when the dummy surgical tool (32) cooperates with the interaction surface (26) of the anatomical console (12).

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