Technical Support System for Puncture Training on Special Blood Vessels in Hemodialysis

Abstract

This study deals with the teaching/training of puncture operation for the clinical engineering university students. It is known in hemodialysis treatment when inserting a needle into the blood vessel of a patient, high level of accuracy is required including the force, angle and needle tracks. For such the reason, we proposed a technical support system for the puncture operation on the special blood vessel of patient in hemodialysis. The training system was constructed on a PC, and an arm model was used for the exercises of holding and insertion angle of puncturing. The effectiveness of training was proved with the answers from the trained students.