Robotic Endoscope Control Via Autonomous Instrument Tracking.

ABSTRACT: Many keyhole interventions rely on bi-manual handling of surgical instruments, forcing the main surgeon to rely on a second surgeon to act as a camera assistant. In addition to the burden of excessively involving surgical staff, this may lead to reduced image stability, increased task completion time and sometimes errors due to the monotony of the task. Robotic endoscope holders, controlled by a set of basic instructions, have been proposed as an alternative, but their unnatural handling may increase the cognitive load of the (solo) surgeon, which hinders their clinical acceptance. More seamless integration in the surgical workflow would be achieved if robotic endoscope holders collaborated with the operating surgeon via semantically rich instructions that closely resemble instructi

SUBMITTER: Gruijthuijsen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9035496 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature