Haptic palpation of aortic pressure waveforms

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease was responsible for 17.5 million deaths in 2012, or 30% of all deaths. Recent research suggests that, in addition to pulse rate, the pulse waveform itself contains useful diagnostic information. To explore tactile representation of these waveforms, this demonstration deploys a haptic representation of the aortic pressure profile synchronized to a synthetic electrocardiogram using a consumer grade haptic interface.

Hysteresis Compensation in a Tactile Device for Arterial Pulse Reproduction

“…Regarding simulation use in palpation, there are several examples in literature that make use of interaction, often coupled with virtual environments. These include systems for tumour detection [ 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 ] as well as pulse palpation [ 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ].…”