Surgical requirements for the stapedotomy tool: data and safety considerations

Author

Baker, D.A. ; Brett, P.N. ; Griffiths, M.V. ; Reyes, L.

Author_Institution

AMARC, Bristol Univ., UK

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

214

Abstract

The stapedotomy procedure involves the formation of a small hole through the compliant stapes footplate in the middle ear. The stapedotomy tool under development brings the benefits of an automated surgical tool to the procedure. It uses a drilling strategy that is able to control the drill penetration through the compliant bone with out prior knowledge of the thickness. Aspects of the tool´s design influence the usefulness of the sensory data used to control the drilling process. The method of locating the tool has been seen to have an important effect on the data and to have significant safety implications

Keywords

biomedical equipment; bone; ear; safety; surgery; automated surgical tool; compliant stapes footplate; drill penetration control; drilling strategy; middle ear; safety implications; sensory data; small hole formation; stapedotomy procedure; stapedotomy tool; surgical requirements; Automatic control; Bone tissue; Control systems; Drilling; Ear; Process control; Safety; Surgery; Switches; Thickness control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656922

Filename

656922