Construction of redundant communications to enhance safety against communication interruptions during robotic remote surgery.

ABSTRACT: It is important to ensure the redundancy of communication during remote surgery. The purpose of this study is to construct a communication system that does not affect the operation in the event of a communication failure during telesurgery. The hospitals were connected by two commercial lines, a main line and a backup line, with redundant encoder interfaces. The fiber optic network was constructed using both guaranteed and best-effort lines. The surgical robot used was from Riverfield Inc. During the observation, a random shutdown and restoration process of either line was conducted repeatedly. First, the effects of communication interruption were investigated. Next, we performed a surgical task using an artificial organ model. Finally, 12 experienced surgeons performed operations on actua

SUBMITTER: Morohashi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10319872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature