Telesurgery With Miniature Robots to Leverage Surgical Expertise in Distributed Expeditionary Environments.

Journal: Military medicine
PMID: 28291492

Abstract

UNLABELLED: This study aimed to evaluate the capability of performing telesurgery via radio transmission for military arenas where wired internet connections may not be practical. Most existing robotic surgery systems are too large to effectively deploy with first responders. The miniature surgical platform in this study consists of a multifunctional robot suite that can fit easily into a briefcase.

Authors

  • Mark Reichenbach
    Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W342 NH 900 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0526.
  • Tom Frederick
    Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W342 NH 900 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0526.
  • Lou Cubrich
    Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W342 NH 900 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0526.
  • Walter Bircher
    Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, 10 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8267.
  • Nathan Bills
    Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986245 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6245.
  • Marsha Morien
    Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986245 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6245.
  • Shane Farritor
    Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, W342 NH 900 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588-0526.
  • Dmitry Oleynikov
    b Center for Advanced Surgical Technology (CAST), University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA.

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