MARGA™ is a Virtual Reality laparoscopic surgery training simulator with a COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING approach.

The laparoscopic surgery technique involves

• Extreme limitations placed on visual & manipulative freedom.
• Unusual hand-eye coordination & disturbing fulcrum effect.

Marga is aimed at helping surgeons to overcome and conquer these imminent limitations by imparting cognitive and decision making skills to enhance surgical proficiency.

MARGA includes the following modules

MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES	OPERATIVE SCENARIOS	INSTRUMENT HANDLING	EMERGENCY PROCEDURES & COMPLICATIONS
Paradoxical movements	Peeling	Scissors, graspers, clippers, harmonic scalpel, retraction instruments & suction + irrigation	Stopping bleeding
Camera movement & positioning	Suturing		Loss of gas
Hand eye co-ordination	Retraction of organs	Auto cauterization / piercing, tacs & suturing	Camera blurring
Performance evaluation	Traction during cutting / clipping / suturing		Burns
	Cauterization & diathermy

The advantages of MARGA

• Provides a highly realistic simulation training platform
• Personalized training
• Specific test scenarios and operative environments can be created and modified easily
• Instructions and tips for use of the device can be incorporated in the absence of a trainer
• Performance of the trainee can be accurately monitored and measured