PRISMPIXEL™

BRIEF 20 — SURGICAL SIMULATION

The Medical Training Theater

$500M TAMUNCLAIMED

THE PROBLEM

“Medical residents need to practice surgical procedures before operating on patients. Problem: current VR/AR training is disconnected from physical reality. Cadaver training is expensive and limited. Solution: rear-projected surface where a life-size anatomical model (torso, limbs, organs) is placed in front. The rear-projection shows the surgical field in real-time cross-section as the resident performs the procedure on the physical model. The resident feels the anatomy (tactile feedback from the model) while seeing inside it (visual feedback from rear-projection). Training is simultaneous physical and visual. Skill transfer improves 40%. Surgical outcomes improve.”

REVENUE MODEL

$50K–100K per lab. Licensing to hospital surgical training centers.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Life-size anatomical models (silicone, realistic texture). Rear-projection surface (3m × 2m minimum). Real-time animation of surgical field cross-section. Precise overlay with physical model position. Medical-grade durability and sterilization capability.

MARKET

Medical schools, surgical residency programs, hospital training centers, surgical specialty centers, international medical education providers.

THE QUESTION

“Can rear-projection improve surgical training? Can hybrid physical-digital training produce better surgeons?”

The Conversation Around It

Questions, doubts, adjacent discoveries. Unsigned, as makers to makers.

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