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Robotics in cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Vassiliades Thomas A.
Publication year - 2006
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.72
Subject(s) - robotics , computer science , key (lock) , field (mathematics) , artificial intelligence , robotic surgery , focus (optics) , invasive surgery , surgical procedures , surgical robot , medical physics , human–computer interaction , robot , medicine , surgery , computer security , physics , mathematics , pure mathematics , optics
Abstract Background The current status of surgical telemanipulators in the field of cardiac surgery is best described as a device in search of applications, as its role has not been clearly defined. Methods/Results Basic robotic technological research and development needs to focus on two key areas: (a) developing methods for modeling patient and surgical procedures with the ability to employ that customized information in the successful completion of a minimally invasive operation; and (b) developing novel human machine interactions that can overcome the barriers we currently face in performing surgical tasks using telemanipulators. Conclusion Significant breakthroughs in these areas will then facilitate the construction and employment of enabling robotic systems, each with its specific clinical application. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.