Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling
Vein blood sampling is a method of mass blood sampling that involves drawing blood from a vein for blood type discrimination, confirmation of various physiological indicators, disease diagnosis, etc.; it is the most commonly used blood sampling method. An important aspect of vein blood sampling is t...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-11-01
|
| Series: | Technologies |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/11/6/158 |
| _version_ | 1797379294505205760 |
|---|---|
| author | Jun-Seong Kim Kun-Woo Kim Seong-Won Yang Joong-Wha Chung Seong-Yong Moon |
| author_facet | Jun-Seong Kim Kun-Woo Kim Seong-Won Yang Joong-Wha Chung Seong-Yong Moon |
| author_sort | Jun-Seong Kim |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Vein blood sampling is a method of mass blood sampling that involves drawing blood from a vein for blood type discrimination, confirmation of various physiological indicators, disease diagnosis, etc.; it is the most commonly used blood sampling method. An important aspect of vein blood sampling is the search for the exact location of the vein for insertion of the syringe to draw blood. This is influenced by obesity as well as skin and blood vessel conditions in the patient and the experience of the clinical technologist, nurse, and resident who performs the blood sampling. Frequent practice is required to effectively perform blood sampling techniques. However, due to the many limitations of the practice room or laboratory, there is a problem of using only a limited environment and model for clinical practice. As a result, many medical educational institutions have situations in which only fragmentary clinical practices are performed, and it is difficult to practice many blood sampling skills, so they do not provide enough experience to understand the actual skill field. In this paper, we propose a virtual-reality-based vein blood sampling simulator that allows the practice of blood sampling techniques without limitation. The proposed vein blood sampling simulator can operate a 3D model related to vein blood sampling using an HMD controller and a haptic device in a virtual space for vein blood sampling practice by wearing an HMD (head-mounted display). Vein blood sampling can also be practiced through interaction with the patient 3D model. In addition, the effectiveness of a simulator developed for dental students was verified, and as a result of the verification, the potential of the proposed vein blood sampling simulator was confirmed. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T20:19:10Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-77e0bfa70de34d2c8caad1007a6fc021 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2227-7080 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T20:19:10Z |
| publishDate | 2023-11-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Technologies |
| spelling | doaj.art-77e0bfa70de34d2c8caad1007a6fc0212023-12-22T14:45:36ZengMDPI AGTechnologies2227-70802023-11-0111615810.3390/technologies11060158Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood SamplingJun-Seong Kim0Kun-Woo Kim1Seong-Won Yang2Joong-Wha Chung3Seong-Yong Moon4Clinical Coordinating Center, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaHT Core Co., Ltd., Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju 61453, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61453, Republic of KoreaClinical Coordinating Center, College of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaVein blood sampling is a method of mass blood sampling that involves drawing blood from a vein for blood type discrimination, confirmation of various physiological indicators, disease diagnosis, etc.; it is the most commonly used blood sampling method. An important aspect of vein blood sampling is the search for the exact location of the vein for insertion of the syringe to draw blood. This is influenced by obesity as well as skin and blood vessel conditions in the patient and the experience of the clinical technologist, nurse, and resident who performs the blood sampling. Frequent practice is required to effectively perform blood sampling techniques. However, due to the many limitations of the practice room or laboratory, there is a problem of using only a limited environment and model for clinical practice. As a result, many medical educational institutions have situations in which only fragmentary clinical practices are performed, and it is difficult to practice many blood sampling skills, so they do not provide enough experience to understand the actual skill field. In this paper, we propose a virtual-reality-based vein blood sampling simulator that allows the practice of blood sampling techniques without limitation. The proposed vein blood sampling simulator can operate a 3D model related to vein blood sampling using an HMD controller and a haptic device in a virtual space for vein blood sampling practice by wearing an HMD (head-mounted display). Vein blood sampling can also be practiced through interaction with the patient 3D model. In addition, the effectiveness of a simulator developed for dental students was verified, and as a result of the verification, the potential of the proposed vein blood sampling simulator was confirmed.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/11/6/158vein blood samplingvirtual realitysimulatorinteractionimmersionhaptic |
| spellingShingle | Jun-Seong Kim Kun-Woo Kim Seong-Won Yang Joong-Wha Chung Seong-Yong Moon Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling Technologies vein blood sampling virtual reality simulator interaction immersion haptic |
| title | Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling |
| title_full | Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling |
| title_fullStr | Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling |
| title_short | Immersive VR (Virtual Reality) Simulator for Vein Blood Sampling |
| title_sort | immersive vr virtual reality simulator for vein blood sampling |
| topic | vein blood sampling virtual reality simulator interaction immersion haptic |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/11/6/158 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT junseongkim immersivevrvirtualrealitysimulatorforveinbloodsampling AT kunwookim immersivevrvirtualrealitysimulatorforveinbloodsampling AT seongwonyang immersivevrvirtualrealitysimulatorforveinbloodsampling AT joongwhachung immersivevrvirtualrealitysimulatorforveinbloodsampling AT seongyongmoon immersivevrvirtualrealitysimulatorforveinbloodsampling |