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Abstract:
Robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery is gaining popularity because it has been associated
with reduced blood loss and shorter hospital stays for patients while providing
ergonomic advantages to the surgeon over conventional laparoscopic surgery. However, it
can result in a longer pre-operative planning process. The goal of this research was to
provide an aid for placing ports and ... read moreposing the robot. A field study was conducted with
observations and interviews with expert surgeons to understand the challenges associated
with the robot. A symbolic model of the robot was created along with a simplified method
to model the patient torso to enable calculation of a suitable port placement and robot
pose plan. A prototype planning aid incorporating patient modeling, port placement, and
posing the robot was created and tested. Results indicate that providing a view of the
robot pose from above helped subjects replicate the recommended pose on a model of the
robot.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University,
2012.
Submitted to the Dept. of Mechanical
Engineering.
Advisor: Caroline
Cao.
Committee: Jason Rife, and Steven
Schwaitzberg.
Keyword:
Surgery.read less
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