Abstract—In this study, research was conducted on the development of software that enables stoma pouch application practice using Virtual Reality (VR). If this software can be used to practice wearing the pouch on VR at home, it is expected that people undergoing stoma surgery and their carers can learn how to wear the pouch before and after the surgery and adapt smoothly to the surgery through the realistic tactile and immersive visual effects of VR. In this study, the integration of 3D visual gesture feedback with VR and tactile feedback with the Phantom was specifically investigated: there are no previous studies of smart stomas integrating the visual effects of VR with Meta Quest2 and the tactile effects of the Phantom device, and the visual only or tactile. The experiential effect is much more realistic than either visual or tactile only. This allows patients to touch the stoma pouch rather than just see it, and to learn stoma pouch application skills without getting bored. 
 

Keywords—stoma, pouch, Virtual Reality (VR), tactile, head-mounted display, stoma, tele-training, metaverse 
 

Cite: Mizoguchi Michiru, Masatoshi Kayaki, Takahiro Kunii, Yumeno Ryotaro, and Noborio Hiroshi, "Practice Equipment for Attaching a Pouch to a Stoma in a Metaverse Environment," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 104-111, 2024.