Haptic Feedback Reduces Telesurgery Operators' Reaction Times Compared to Conventional Stimulation: Results of a First-in-Human Study.

Vaidas Labunskas, Vilius Dambrauskas, Augustė Melaikaitė, Vilhelmas Konstantinas Landsbergis, Radvilė Kadytė, Augustinas Baušys, Tomas Baltrūnas

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Vaidas LabunskasHealth Telematics Science Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, 44249 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Vilius DambrauskasHealth Telematics Science Institute, Kaunas University of Technology, 44249 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Augustė MelaikaitėFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0008-6812-4823

Vilhelmas Konstantinas LandsbergisFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Radvilė KadytėFaculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0003-6489-8796

Augustinas BaušysLaboratory of Experimental Surgery and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Tomas BaltrūnasInovatyvi Medicina, UAB, 44352 Kaunas, Lithuania.

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This prospective, cross-sectional study evaluated reaction time (RT) variations across different sensory stimuli to investigate the efficacy of haptic feedback (HF) in reducing response latency for telesurgical applications. Three healthy-volunteer age cohorts (18-25, 35-45, and 55-65 years) were tested using visual, auditory, superficial, and deep sensations, alongside a multimodal stimulus combining visual and superficial inputs to simulate HF. The findings revealed that combined visual and superficial stimulation yielded a mean RT of 227 ± 27 ms, outperforming visual-only stimulation by 40 ms (95% CI: 32-48 ms) and superficial-only stimulation by 26 ms (95% CI: 20-33 ms) (

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Feedback, SensoryReaction TimeRobotic Surgical ProceduresAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultdelayhaptic feedbacklatencyreaction timerobotic surgerytelesurgery

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PMID42122319

DOI10.3390/s26092597

PMCPMC13165947

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