A literature review: robots in medicine

Author

Preising, B. ; Hsia, T.C. ; Mittelstadt, B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

22

Abstract

Robotic systems employed in the laboratory, in rehabilitation, and in surgery are reviewed. The advantages of using a robot system over manual procedures in the laboratory to prepare samples is discussed, and some of the obstacles are noted. A typical laboratory robot is described. Rehabilitative applications in the major research areas of tactile sensors, assistive devices for the blind, prosthetics, and orthotics are examined. Manipulators that can help a disabled individual with important everyday tasks and other assistive robotic systems in rehabilitation are described. A variety of robots that assist or perform surgery is surveyed. These applications include positioning in stereotactic neurosurgery, patient manipulation, an in vivo spinal kinematic instrument, and robotic radial keratotomy, among others.<>

Keywords

handicapped aids; laboratory apparatus and techniques; reviews; robots; surgery; assistive devices; blind; disabled individual; important everyday tasks; laboratory; manipulators; manual procedures; medical robots; orthotics; patient manipulation; prosthetics; rehabilitation; robotic radial keratotomy; robotic systems; sample preparation; stereotactic neurosurgery; surgery; vivo spinal kinematic instrument; Laboratories; Manipulators; Medical robotics; Neurosurgery; Orthotics; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot sensing systems; Surgery; Tactile sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/51.82001

Filename

82001