What the facility does
Image-guided surgery and therapy with simulation, smart tools and imaging
Areas of expertise
The Wilfred and Joyce Posluns Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention is an image-guided research facility with expertise in millimetre-sized surgical-tools development, integrated MR intervention, virtual-reality surgical training and non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment.
Research services
- 3D printing (SLA and powder material)
- Anatomical model development
- Dedicated clinical 3T MR for imaging and interventional
- Philips Sonalleve HIFU system
- Animal HIFU system
- Open-architecture robotic test bed
- Da Vinci test kit
- Surgical simulation
- Natural orifice surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
Sectors of application
- Healthcare and social services
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Spectrum Z510 printer | 3D printer capable of printing hard and soft models |
| Form 1 printer | SLA printer for rapid prototyping |
| Philips Achieva 3TX | Clinical 3T MRI |
| Philips Sonalleve | Clinical high-intensity focused ultrasound |
| FUS HIFU | Animal high-intensity focused ultrasound |
| Robotics test bed | Three Denso VP-6 robotic manipulators connected in an open-architecture test bed for controller and surgical-tool development with NDI optical tracker |
| Da Vinci test kit | Da Vinci test kit for training and evaluation for robotic pediatric surgery |
| Patient-specific surgical simulator (P3S) | Virtual-reality surgical simulator for general surgery procedures |
| Pediatric laparoscopic trainer | Laparoscopic trainer box for pediatric procedures that include motion and force tracking |
| Visionsense 3D laparoscope | 3D endoscope for neuroendoscopy |
Private and public sector research partners
- MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)
- Philips Healthcare
- L3-MAPPS
- Engineering Services Inc. (ESI)