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Development and preliminary evaluation of an autonomous surgical system for oral and maxillofacial surgery
Author(s) -
Ma Qingchuan,
Kobayashi Etsuko,
Wang Junchen,
Hara Kazuaki,
Suenaga Hideyuki,
Sakuma Ichiro,
Masamune Ken
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1478-596X
pISSN - 1478-5951
DOI - 10.1002/rcs.1997
Subject(s) - computer science , software , robot , simulation , artificial intelligence , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , medical physics , medicine , operating system , botany , biology , genus
Background Human‐related factors affect the accuracy and safety of the oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS). This study proposed an autonomous surgical system aiming to conduct the OMS under the assistance and surveillance of the surgeon. Methods A markerless navigation module and a compact OMS robot were seamlessly integrated into this system. The specifications of each module and the working concept of the system were elaborated in this paper. A drilling experiment was conducted on five 3D‐printed mandible models to test the pose detecting capability and evaluate the operational performance. Results The experiment showed that this system could successfully guide the robot finishing the operation regardless of the mandible pose. The accuracy of software and hardware are acceptable and potential performance improvement can be achieved in positioning accuracy. Conclusion This system proposed a novel concept and a practical solution to decrease the human‐related factors on the OMS, which may change the role of the surgeon in the future operating room and finally benefit the outcomes of OMS.