Evaluation in vitro of a treatment planning algorithm for an epicardial crawling robot.

Authors :: Goyette BE
Becker BC
Zenati MA
Riviere CN
Source :: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference [Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc] 2010; Vol. 2010, pp. 2275-8.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: HeartLander is a small, mobile robot designed to assist surgical procedures on the surface of the heart. It crawls within the pericardial sac surrounding the heart. Numerous potential clinical uses for HeartLander involve injections or other interventions at multiple locations on the epicardial surface. To minimize treatment time, we have developed an algorithm that optimizes a plan for reaching a given set of treatment targets. Results from in vitro evaluation on a beating heart model show improvement over a greedy technique.

Subjects :: Algorithms
Biosensing Techniques
Cardiac Surgical Procedures economics
Equipment Design
Heart physiology
Humans
In Vitro Techniques
Models, Statistical
Motion
Surgery, Computer-Assisted economics
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Cardiac Surgical Procedures instrumentation
Pericardium surgery
Robotics
Surgery, Computer-Assisted instrumentation

Language :: English
ISSN :: 2375-7477
Volume :: 2010
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 21097014
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627690

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