DocumentCode
544611
Title
A robotics assistant for prostate surgery
Author
Davies, B.L. ; Hibberd, R.D. ; Ng, W.S. ; Timoney, A.G. ; Wickham, J.E.A.
Author_Institution
Centre for Robot., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Volume
3
fYear
1992
fDate
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Firstpage
1052
Lastpage
1053
Abstract
This paper describes the work on a prototype robotic system for removal of prostate tissue. The Robotic system has been specifically designed for the purpose and has been tried clinically. This represents a world first in the removal of quantities of tissue from human patients using a robotic system. The background to the design of the system hardware and software is discussed, together with the system constraints which have led to the series of clinical experiments.
Keywords
biological tissues; medical computing; medical robotics; surgery; human patients; prostate surgery; prostate tissue; prototype robotic system; robotics assistant; system hardware; system software; Humans; Manuals; Robots; Shape; Software; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Paris
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-0816-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761349
Filename
5761349
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