Jump to a map of the procedure.
| Condition | Next Step | Description |
| Setup_Completed | Punch Hole in the Sinus | The parameters for this particular run of the simulation have been set, so now we're ready to start. |
| Constraint Name | Purpose | |
| None | None |
| Condition | Signal Emitted |
| One of each of the procedure-specific signals has been selected; the setup is complete | Setup_Completed |
Because this is the state in which we start the simulation, we automatically emit all of the following signals when we enter this state. Together, they define the initial state of the surgery that is the same for every surgery, regardless of the patient's identity, age, etc. These are basic states of the body (i.e. the tumor is not visible), tool location (everything outside of the skull), etc.
| Tool Status |
| Ciseaux_Outside_Skull |
| Ciseaux_Outside_Sinus |
| Ciseaux_Outside_Sella |
| Coagulateur_Off |
| Coagulateur_Open |
| Coagulateur_Outside_Skull |
| Cuvettes_Cleaned |
| Cuvettes_Hold_Nothing |
| Cuvettes_Outside_Skull |
| Gluer_Off |
| Gluer_Outside_Skull |
| Lame_Outside_Skull |
| Pinces_Cleaned |
| Pinces_Open |
| Pinces_Outside_Skull |
| Rongeurs_Open |
| Rongeurs_Outside_Skull |
| Tool_None |
| Patient Status |
| Abdomen_Closed |
| DureMere_Intact |
| DureMere_Not_Open |
| Pituitary_Not_Removed |
| Sella_Intact |
| Sella_Not_Fully_Open |
| Sinus_Intact |
| Sinus_Not_Open |
| Sinus_Not_Filled |
| Sinus_Not_Glued |
| Tumor_Not_Extracted |
| Visibility Status |
| Carotid_Not_Visible |
| Chiasma_Not_Visible |
| Tumor_Not_Visible |
| Pituitary_Not_Visible |
| DureMere_Not_Visible |
| Sella_Not_Visible |
| Sinus_Visible |
| Bleeding Status |
| Carotid_Not_Bleeding |
| DureMere_Not_Bleeding |
| Tumor_Not_Bleeding |
| Pituitary_Not_Bleeding |
| No_Bleeding |
| Misc. Status |
| Cotton_Fully_Removed |
| CSF_No_Leak |
In addition to the signals that are always activated at the start of the procedure, there are sets of signals that must be activated depending on the particular surgery. These define things like the type of tumor being removed, the thickness of the patient's sella turcica, etc. One and only one signal from each of the following groups must be activated; the activation will have to be done manually through a user interface displayed during this step of the simulation.
| State to Set | Possible Signals |
| Tumor Size |
Tumor_Macro and Tumor_Macro_Sequence_Unchosen Tumor_Micro |
| Tumor Type |
Tumor_Type_Bloody Tumor_Type_Not_Bloody |
| Tumor Expansiveness |
Tumor_Within_Sella Tumor_Beyond_Sella |
| Thickness of Dura Mater |
DureMere_Thick DureMere_Thin |
| Thickness of Sella Turcica |
Sella_Thick Sella_Thin |
| State of Sella Turcica |
Sella_Intact Sella_Not_Intact |
| State of Sinus |
Sinus_Partitioned Sinus_Not_Partitioned |
| Use Haptics? |
Haptic_Constraints_Off Haptic_Constraints_On |
Last modified: Fri Sep 13 12:04:05 MEST 2002