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
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761349
