LUMC - VR trainer for anesthesiologists

During my internship at Saxion Extended Reality lab I got to work on the project 'VR trainer for anesthesiologists'. This is a collaboration with Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) and Saxion's research group Technology, Health & Care.

The goal of the project was to enable the training of anesthesiologists in a fully simulated real-life-like setting. Existing training methods were lacking in the sense that a full surgery preperation could not be simulated. Each action in the process required different materials and setup. For example different mechanical mannequins for IV insertion and oxygen mask application. And even these materials are lacking in their designed purpose; a doll wont change skin color like a human would when it has a lack of oxygen.

Our use of VR enabled us to recreate an entire scenario complete with every visual queue and even with multiple users; just like in a real operation room. Future anesthesiologists that are trained using this simulation will have been exposed to a much wider range of scenerios: the patient getting an allergic reaction, the patient's oxygen levels dropping suddenly, the consequenses if misplacing the IV or providing the wrong medicine etc. etc.

Below you can find an interview, some pictures and demo's of the work I did.

IV machine

  • Insert any syringe which's properties will be displayed
  • Configure the continuous flow rate by setting the ml/hour
  • Applying a bolus injection that can be configured by setting the flow rate and volume

IV needle insertion

  • Insert at the correct angle
  • When inserting in the correct angle the catheter's blood chamber fills up.
  • Can be removed

Syringe tap hub with item slots

  • Syringes can be slotted into the
  • When inserting in the correct angle the catheter's blood chamber fills up.
  • Can be removed

Demo at LUMC