Title :
Assistive surgical manipulator for cochlear implant surgery
Author :
Mendis, B.A. ; Chandima, D.P. ; Yasawardene, A.D.K.S.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Abstract :
Robot assisted surgery is emerging as a prominent technology in the area of healthcare technology. Robotics are especially useful in surgical procedures proven to be complex in the conventional form, in terms of accessibility, anatomical complexity, miniature scale, required precision and accuracy. The cochlear implant procedure in otolaryngology is one such procedure, in which precise drilling of the temporal bone is required at the vicinity of critical organs and structure. In this paper, we describe the design of minimal invasive robotic device which is able to increase the accuracy of the drilling procedure, enhance patient safety without disrupting clinical workflow.
Keywords :
health care; manipulators; medical robotics; prosthetics; safety; surgery; assistive surgical manipulator; clinical workflow; cochlear implant surgery; drilling procedure accuracy; healthcare technology; minimally invasive robotic device; otolaryngology; patient safety; precise temporal bone drilling; robot assisted surgery; Customer relationship management; Joints; Kinematics; Manipulators; Robot kinematics; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
System Integration (SII), 2013 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
DOI :
10.1109/SII.2013.6776749