VR Simulation
Marion Surgical VR Surgery
- Released
- Marion Surgical
A fully immersive virtual reality surgical simulation platform for minimally invasive procedure training and rehearsal. Marion Surgical's public research on the K181 PCNL simulator describes a system that combines a VR operating room, real-time haptic feedback, and patient-specific anatomy generated from CT data, allowing surgeons to practice procedures and rehearse surgical approaches before entering the operating room.
- Contributed to a surgical simulation platform used for immersive training and rehearsal with haptic feedback
- Supported work on a platform publicly associated with the Marion K181 simulator line and later procedure-specific simulator development
- Contributed to a company whose simulator technology was reported as being available for sale in several countries
Challenge
Build a VR surgical simulator credible enough for surgeon training and pre-operative rehearsal — combining a faithful VR operating room, real-time haptic feedback, and patient-specific anatomy reconstructed from CT data — with the supporting workflow tooling for scoring, evaluation, and case management.
Solution
Led UX design for the simulation application and contributed to the core VR framework. Built interface systems and UI flows for simulation, scoring, and evaluation, developed the supporting web interface and online database, and helped implement a virtual voice-activated nurse that supported the simulation experience.
Outcome
Contributed to a surgical simulation platform used for immersive training and rehearsal with haptic feedback, publicly associated with the Marion K181 PCNL simulator line and later procedure-specific simulator development. The company's simulator technology was reported as being available for sale in several countries.
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Contributions
- Led UX design for the surgical simulation application
- Contributed to development of the core framework supporting the VR training experience
- Built interface systems and UI flows for simulation, scoring, and evaluation
- Developed the web interface and online database components
- Helped implement a virtual voice-activated nurse to support the simulation experience
- Contributed environment building and overall application development across the platform
- Managed a team of two 3D artists and a UX researcher; collaborated with client executives on simulation design and training workflow
Collaborators
- Marion Surgical executives
- 3D art team
- UX research
