Force Models for Needle Insertion Created from Measured Needle Puncture Data
Hiemenz Holton Leslie L. · Studies in health technology and informatics · 2001
The focus of this paper is to present a force-feedback model that has been developed for the epidural needle insertion procedure. The model is based on data collected from biomaterials testing studies, and consists of separate force models for each of the tissue types relevant to the epidural needle insertion procedure. These tissue force models were generalized to create force-feedback models to drive haptic devices for needle insertion simulation.