Smart Surgical Light: Identification of Surgical Field States Using Time of Flight Sensors

Yuta Itabashi, Fumihiko Nakamura, Hiroki Kajita, Hideo Saito, Maki Sugimoto

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Abstract

This work presents a method for identifying surgical field states using time-of-flight (ToF) sensors equipped with a surgical light. It is important to understand the surgical field state in a smart surgical room. In this study, we aimed to identify surgical field states by using 28 ToF sensors with a surgical light installed on each. In the experimental condition, we obtained a sensor dataset by changing the number of people, posture, and movement state of a person under the surgical light. The identification accuracy of the proposed system was evaluated by applying machine learning techniques. This system can be realized simply by attaching ToF sensors to the surface of an existing surgical light.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2141002
JournalJournal of Medical Robotics Research
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Mar 1

Keywords

  • CNN
  • ToF sensor
  • identification of surgical field
  • surgical light

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Applied Mathematics

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