Introductory Chapter: Medical Robots in Surgery and Rehabilitation

Küçük, Serdar

doi:10.5772/intechopen.85836

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“…It contains tremor cancellation algorithms to minimize any possible human error. The robot comprises three arms, one for the endoscope and two for maneuvering the surgical instruments [167,186]. It has multiple advantages, including small incision, reduced pain, blood loss, and infection risk, shorter healing periods, and high comfort of the surgeon, which subsequently prevents loss of attention [186].…”

Section: Microrobotics and Surgical Toolsmentioning

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“…The robot comprises three arms, one for the endoscope and two for maneuvering the surgical instruments [167,186]. It has multiple advantages, including small incision, reduced pain, blood loss, and infection risk, shorter healing periods, and high comfort of the surgeon, which subsequently prevents loss of attention [186]. However, scientists and engineers strive to improve and innovate robotic surgery to enhance vision, accessibility, and haptics [187].…”

Section: Microrobotics and Surgical Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for Biomedical Applications

Chircov

Grumezescu

2022

Micromachines

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The significant advancements within the electronics miniaturization field have shifted the scientific interest towards a new class of precision devices, namely microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Specifically, MEMS refers to microscaled precision devices generally produced through micromachining techniques that combine mechanical and electrical components for fulfilling tasks normally carried out by macroscopic systems. Although their presence is found throughout all the aspects of daily life, recent years have witnessed countless research works involving the application of MEMS within the biomedical field, especially in drug synthesis and delivery, microsurgery, microtherapy, diagnostics and prevention, artificial organs, genome synthesis and sequencing, and cell manipulation and characterization. Their tremendous potential resides in the advantages offered by their reduced size, including ease of integration, lightweight, low power consumption, high resonance frequency, the possibility of integration with electrical or electronic circuits, reduced fabrication costs due to high mass production, and high accuracy, sensitivity, and throughput. In this context, this paper aims to provide an overview of MEMS technology by describing the main materials and fabrication techniques for manufacturing purposes and their most common biomedical applications, which have evolved in the past years.

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Section: Microrobotics and Surgical Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Microrobotics and Surgical Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) for Biomedical Applications

Chircov

Grumezescu

2022

Micromachines

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“…The emergence of surgical robots makes it possible to locate a lesion, detect the boundaries of the lesion, select an appropriate surgical approach, and miniaturize the wound. As shown in Figure 2, in the 1980s, researchers completed the guided positioning of probes in brain tissue biopsies using the PUMA220 [9], which was the first time industrial robots were used for brain surgery. In 1987, the surgical robot system NeuroMate [65] was developed, the first FDA (Food and Drug Administration)-approved robotic device for neurosurgery, and MeumMate [66,67] was successively proposed and used in neurosurgery to guide the positioning of stereotactic surgery, creating a historic breakthrough in neurosurgery robots.…”

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Development Status and Multilevel Classification Strategy of Medical Robots

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The combination of artificial intelligence technology and medical science has inspired the emergence of medical robots with novel functions that use new materials and have a neoteric appearance. However, the diversity of medical robots causes confusion regarding their classification. In this paper, we review the concepts pertinent to major classification methods and development status of medical robots. We survey the classification methods according to the appearance, function, and application of medical robots. The difficulties surrounding classification methods that arose are discussed, for example, (1) it is difficult to make a simple distinction among existing types of medical robots; (2) classification is important to provide sufficient applicability to the existing and upcoming medical robots; (3) future medical robots may destroy the stability of the classification framework. To solve these problems, we proposed an innovative multilevel classification strategy for medical robots. According to the main classification method, the medical robots were divided into four major categories—surgical, rehabilitation, medical assistant, and hospital service robots—and personalized classifications for each major category were proposed in secondary classifications. The technologies currently available or in development for surgical robots and rehabilitation robots are discussed with great emphasis. The technical preferences of surgical robots in the different departments and the rehabilitation robots in the variant application scenes are perceived, by which the necessity of further classification of the surgical robots and the rehabilitation robots is shown and the secondary classification strategy for surgical robots and rehabilitation robots is provided. Our results show that the distinctive features of surgical robots and rehabilitation robots can be highlighted and that the communication between professionals in the same and other fields can be improved.

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