True-To-Life Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Training
The SPINE Mentor simulator combines synthetic soft tissues, a 3D-printed spine model, and advanced virtual reality capabilities to enable training with a highly accurate tactile sensation and visual realism.
It enables practicing a complete spine intervention under real-time fluoroscopic guidance, including palpation, needle positioning using LOR technique and puncture. Immediate feedback guides the trainee until a successful puncture.
The simulator is suitable for anesthesiologists and pain medicine surgeons.
SPINE Mentor Provides Feedback and Evaluation of Trainees
Charles DeMessa, Fellowship Director, Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UC Davis, California
Features and Benefits
- Virtual simulation of real-time fluoroscopic guidance and C-arm control panel enable training in a radiation and risk-free environment
- True-to-life synthetic soft tissues, LOR (loss of resistance) technique, and dynamic haptics create enhancing technical skills
- Educational environment includes self-learning with dynamic instructions, didactic tools and guidance, and meaningful performance metrics
Modules & Packages
“The Spine Mentor has been a tremendous resource for our physicians at UC Davis.
Our trainees are able to receive immediate feedback and enhance their skills with fluoroscopic-guided procedures. We are truly appreciative because of the additive benefit of our traditional didactic instruction. Our medical students and physician trainees are able to learn procedures and treatment protocols before performing them on actual patients. This significantly enhances safety and patient care.”
Validation Studies
This pilot study shows that the utilization of simulated neuromodulation training is a viable means of augmenting neuromodulation education by increasing physician’s confidence in aspects of the SCS placement procedure. The extent to which simulator training improves procedural skills in a real-life SCS placement needs to be investigated further.
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