Systems and methods for analyzing surgical techniques
A system for assessing performance of a procedure comprises a tissue model or a tool comprising assessment indicators applied thereto, one or more image-capturing devices for capturing one or more assessment images of the assessment indicators while or after a user performs the medical procedure, and a processor configured to analyze the assessment indicators in the one or more assessment images and provide feedback to the user. A system can also comprise a tissue model, one or more image-capturing devices each configured to capture one or more images of the tissue model, and a processor configured to analyze the one or more images from the one or more image-capturing devices to determine a deformation of the tissue model and determine a force exerted on the tissue model based on the determined deformation of the tissue model.
1. A system for assessing performance of a medical procedure, the system comprising:
a tissue model comprising one or more assessment indicators applied thereto, the tissue model is physically altered by physical manipulation of the tissue model during the medical procedure, wherein the physical manipulation is selected from a group consisting of clipping the tissue model, incision of the tissue model, suturing of the tissue model, excision of a portion of the tissue model, tearing the tissue module, dilating an opening or passage in the tissue module, grasping or clamping a portion of the tissue model, and retracting a portion of the tissue model, wherein the physical manipulation physically alters the one or more assessment indicators;
wherein the one or more assessment indicators comprise a material sensitive to a predetermined wavelength of light or range of wavelengths or the one or more assessment indicators comprise capsules impregnated with an indicator material, wherein the capsules are configured to expose the indicator material upon exposure to a stimulus source exceeding a stimulus threshold;
one or more image-capturing devices for capturing one or more assessment images of the one or more assessment indicators while or after the user performs the medical procedure on the tissue model; and
a processor configured to:
analyze the one or more assessment indicators in the one or more assessment images to determine a physical alteration of the one or more assessment indicators during the medical procedure; and
provide feedback to the user regarding performance of the medical procedure based on the physical alteration of the one or more assessment indicators.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback provided to the user comprises one or both of a summative score or formative feedback regarding performance of the medical procedure based on the alteration of the one or more assessment indicators.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the physical alteration of the one or more assessment indicators by comparing the one or more assessment indicators to a reference.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the reference comprises a reference image or a reference map comprising one or more reference indicators; and
wherein the processor is configured to compare the one or more assessment indicators in the one or more assessment images to the one or more reference indicators in the reference image or the reference map.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the capsules are included in a film applied to a surface of the tissue model or the capsules are an additive within the tissue model.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the tissue model does not include any electrical sensors or mechanical sensors.