A research review on clinical needs, technical requirements, and normativity in the design of surgical robots. Issue 4 (20th January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Díaz, Carlos Eduardo; Fernández, Roemi; Armada, Manuel; García, Felipe
• Is Part Of: International journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery. Volume 13:Issue 4(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2017-01-20
• Subjects: clinical needs -- metrics -- MIS -- normativity -- standards -- surgical robots; Robotics in medicine -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Imaging systems in medicine -- Periodicals; 617.90285
• DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1801
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-5951

Abstract

Abstract: Nowadays robots play an important role in society, mainly due to the significant benefits they provide when utilized for assisting human beings in the execution of dangerous or repetitive tasks. Medicine is one of the fields in which robots are gaining greater use and development, especially those employed in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). However, due to the particular conditions of the human body where robots have to act, the design of these systems is complex, not only from a technical point of view, but also because the clinical needs and the normativity aspects are important considerations that have to be taken into account in order to achieve better performances and more secure systems for patients and surgeons. Thus, this paper explores the clinical needs and the technical requirements that will trace the roadmap for the next scientific and technological advances in the field of robotic surgery, the metrics that should be defined for safe technology development and the standards that are being elaborated for boosting the industry and facilitating systems integration.