Development of Double-Catheter Simulator System for Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

• Main Authors: Tzu HengHsu, 徐子恒
• Other Authors: Tain-Song Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/38899519669670875790

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 生物醫學工程學系 === 101 === In recent years, cardiovascular disease has become the top one cause of death in developed countries, and it is also getting more and more common in Taiwan. The traditional cardiac surgery has been gradually replaced by Interventional Catheterisation. The Interventional Catheterisation could reduce the possibility of surgical infection, general anesthesia and the time of being in hospital, it is much more economic and effective than the traditional surgery. Normally, when doctors face a new technology or surgery equipment, the most common problem for them is the lack of practice, and in traditional education, they usually use one-on-one training. In our study, “Double-catheter simulator system for atrial septal defect” can not only simulate the real situation of surgery, like the hand feel feedback of catheter and blood vessel, the system can also shows the simulated situation on the screen in order to make the surgery more real and enhance the education effect. This system is inexpensive and without any risks, users can improve their surgery skill through their practices.