Medical Robotics

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ROBOTICS

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

What is Robotics? It is a branch of science or technology that can be used for the construction, design, operation or application of robot. These technologies can take place of humans in dangerous environments or even resemble them in appearance or behavior. Robotics play a crucial role in Industrial, military or even medical applications today.

The use of robotics in the field of medical applications and biology was started around 15 years ago and can accomplish what a normal person cannot due to its accuracy and precision. Robots can operate in a given amount of space which makes them perfect for the best outcome.

They have been routinely used for the treatment of heart, brain, throat, knee …show more content…

Telemedicine is a process where the treatment takes place without the physical presence of patient itself with the help of robots.

This is how telemedicine works-

CHAPTER 3

Classification in medical robotics

Classification of medical robots is done on the basis of type and degree of the surgery. They are classified into 3 parts-

1) SHARED CONTROL

2) SUPERVISORY –CONTROLLED

3) TELESURGICAL

1) SHARED CONTROL

This type of system helps during the surgery where most of the work is done by the surgeon unlike other robots. In this process, the surgeon has to operate the robot themselves and the robot provides support and stability through active constraint.

Active constraint is a feature that requires the surgeon to examine and map the patient’s body carefully and thereby identifying the areas that needs to be operated and the areas that should be avoided. This type of surgery requires stages of planning, Navigation and registration before the operation can take …show more content…

CHAPTER 4

Applications of Medical Robotics

1) Surgical training
2) Laboratory Robots
3) Teleconsultation
4) Rehabilitation
5) Remote Surgery

1) SURGICAL TRAINING

o Robots are used as simulators for the surgical training

o The process of surgical training is used to train the students as well as the surgeons.

o Surgical Training helps in avoiding economic and legal problems

o This process is easy to access

2) Laboratory Robots

o Laboratory robots are robots which are used in labs for assistance.

o These types of Robots are used for tasks which are pre programmed

o Laboratory robots have high repetitions

o They can perform more than a single task simultaneously

o One of the main manufacturers of laboratory robots are thermo electron corp and Hamilton co.

3) Teleconsultation

o Channels are used to communicate with patients as well as the

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