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Briefing
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- VR Surgical Training System – London-based FundamentalVR developed centrally-hosted software known as Fundamental Surgery, which can simulate surgical procedures with haptic feedback
- Subscription Service – Starts at $350 per month, with users allowed to supply their own PCs, VR headsets, and dual haptic feedback arms, or purchase them from FundamentalVR
- Seeing, Hearing, and Feeling – Students see and hear through operations using virtual tools, which can also be controlled using real-world haptic arms, with system providing feel of tissue resistance as digital tissue is cut and probed
- Assessment and Complications – Additional features include assessing users, providing feedback, and simulating operation complications like unexpected bleeding or abnormal anatomy
- Availability – Fundamental Surgery currently being introduced in U.S. with focus on orthopedic procedures, while wider varieties of operations will be introduced in 2019
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