Characteristics of hand motion of eye surgeons

Author

Riviere, Cameron N. ; Rader, R. Scott ; Khosla, Pradeep K.

Author_Institution

Robotics Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1997

Firstpage

1690

Abstract

Overall manual accuracy and motion frequency in simulated microsurgery have been studied. Eye surgeons were tested in two tasks: attempting to hold an instrument still, and repeatedly actuating. The RMS error and overall motion range were measured. Spectral analysis was also performed. The average RMS errors for the two test conditions were 49 μm and 133 μm, respectively, and the average range of motion while trying to hold still was 202 μm. Substantial low-frequency motion occurred under both conditions. On average, 98.9% of the total power of voluntary movements tested was found to be below 2 Hz

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; eye; motion measurement; spectral analysis; surgery; 2 Hz; 202 mum; RMS error; eye surgeons; hand motion; low-frequency motion; manual accuracy; motion frequency; motion range; repeated actuation; simulated microsurgery; spectral analysis; surgical instrument holding; voluntary movements; Frequency; Hall effect devices; Instruments; Microsurgery; Motion measurement; Position measurement; Pressing; Spectral analysis; Surgery; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4262-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757046

Filename

757046