Multi functional drill incorporating linear motor for haptic surgical instrument and simulator

Takuya Matsunaga, Tomoyuki Shimono, Kouhei Ohnishi, Shunya Takano, Hironao Kobayashi, Mitsuru Yagi, Masaya Nakamura

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Abstract

In orthopedic surgery, tasks to cut the vertebra by surgical drills involve the risk of the spinal cord injury. Since the spinal cord injury causes motor and sensory disorder to patients, orthopedists who perform spine surgery must have skills to achieve tasks using surgical drills. Although robotic technologies is being applied to orthopedic surgical operations, support for surgeons in delicate tasks requiring surgeon's skills is insufficient. In this study, a multi functional drill available for both a surgical instrument and a simulator is presented. A linear motor incorporated in the proposed device used as a surgical instrument provides support for operators, while measuring position information and estimating force information. Furthermore, environmental information can be abstracted by haptic information such as position and force information. Virtual environment reproduced by the environmental information is presented by the proposed device used as a simulator. The feasibility of the multi functional drill is confirmed by utilizing functions as a surgical instrument and a simulator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728144429
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Mar 7
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM 2021 - Kashiwa, Japan
Duration: 2021 Mar 72021 Mar 9

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics, ICM 2021
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKashiwa
Period21/3/721/3/9

Keywords

  • Acceleration control
  • Motion control
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Simulator
  • Surgical drill

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control and Optimization

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