Intuitive teaching of medical device operation to clinical assistance robots.

Journal: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Abstract

PURPOSE: The adjustment of medical devices in the operating room is currently done by the circulating nurses. As digital interfaces for the devices are not foreseeable in the near future and to incorporate legacy devices, the robotic operation of medical devices is an open topic.

Authors

  • Oskar Baumann
    Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Alexander Lenz
    Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-time Systems, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany.
  • Josef Hartl
    Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-time Systems, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany.
  • Lukas Bernhard
    Research Group MITI, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany. lukas.bernhard@tum.de.
  • Alois Christian Knoll
    Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-time Systems, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching, Germany.