Concept and Design of a Hand-held Mobile Robot System for Craniotomy

• Hoofdauteur: Kane, Gavin J. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: KIT Scientific Publishing 2013
• Onderwerpen: Craniosynostosis; Craniotomy; Wheeled Robot; Medical Robot
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This work demonstrates a highly intuitive robot for Surgical Craniotomy Procedures. Utilising a wheeled hand-held robot, to navigate the Craniotomy Drill over a patient's skull, the system does not remove the surgeons from the procedure, but supports them during this critical phase of the opera...