01436nas a2200169   4500008004100000245006900041210006700110300001200177520086000189653001201049100002001061700001901081700001501100700001601115700001601131856011901147       2006                        eng d00aMinimally Invasive Therapies & Novel Embedded Technology Systems0 aMinimally Invasive Therapies Novel Embedded Technology Systems  a133-1423 a<p>Recent developments in advanced interface technology allowed to implement new haptic device for biomedical applications. Specifically, several innovative and more effective tools that allow people to interact by touch with virtual objects have been developed. Besides several applications such as gaming, entertainment, virtual reality, an important and promising field of application is the surgical simulation. Novice surgeons can be able to practice their first incisions without actually cutting anyone. Simulation for surgical training is a major focus for several research activity during the last few years. Simulating an organ is not easy, because is more complicated to model than is a common physical object, e.g. a ball. In this chapter we report several examples of haptic interfaces and introduce new technologies for implementation.</p>
10aHaptics1 aScilingo, E. P.1 aSgambelluri, N1 aBicchi, A.1 aCasciaro, S1 aDistante, A  uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/minimally-invasive-therapies-novel-embedded-technology-systems.html