Virtual Syringe Lets Surgeons Practise Piercing Skin and Muscle
April 25, 2017
By Chris Baraniuk As my syringe presses against the skin and muscle surrounding a patient’s knee joint, I feel a brief resistance. A gentle increase in pressure, though, and the needle pops through, ready to inject the drug. But this isn’t a real patient or syringe – they’re both virtual.