Medical Robotic and Tele surgical Simulation Education Research

Abstract

Purpose: Advance knowledge of robotic telesurgery and applications for surgical simulation. Scope: Explore applications of surgical robots to telesurgery, evaluate effectiveness of simulator devices, and develop designs for future simulator devices. Major Findings: This research agreement resulted in the creation of multiple educational products or prototypes in the field of robotic surgery. Prototypes have been carried to product completion through additional investment by Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. dba Florida Hospital and are available either freely or for purchase on the internet. The experiments have also demonstrated the effectiveness of multiple simulator devices in the field of robotic surgery and measuring the skills of multiple populations with these devices. Finally, we have demonstrated that remote telesurgery between hospital systems in the USA which are equipped with modern IT infrastructures are currently capable of supporting safetelesurgery using surgical robots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1039599

Entities

People

  • Roger D. Smith

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Delphi Method
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Network Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy