Abstract
Medical robots in neurosurgery are currently used to accurately position a microscope in consonance with MRI images to allow positional awareness relative to important features of surgical focus. Currently, these robots must be "hand" adjusted by the surgeon, unlike the mouth- operated, counterbalanced linkages that are adjusted using a mouth interface. A human interface to the robot will allow smooth operation as well as new programmable motions not obtainable with the non-actuated microscope stands. A robotically guided microscope will be able to move in a spherical motion allowing for quicker and easier focus about a point of interest. Future work in robotic augmentation must certainly allow tools to be manipulated. As a first step, we mount a biopsy holder on a parallel robot and discuss the compliance issues of the entire system.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference |
| Pages | 1113-1118 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Event | 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - Pittsburgh, PA, United States Duration: Sep 9 2001 → Sep 12 2001 |
Other
| Other | 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Period | 9/9/01 → 9/12/01 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)