Periscopic Spine Surgery
Abstract
This project is aimed at improving the state of the art of image-guided and minimally invasive spine procedures by developing a new generation of clinical techniques along with the computer-based hardware and software needed for their implementation The current focus of the project is on physician assist systems incorporating robotics, tracking, and visualization to improve the precision of instrument placement and manipulation in minimally invasive procedures, Key research accomplishments for this year are: * Completed a cadaver study showing the ability of a physician to use a joystick controlled "needle driver" robot to hit NB targets in the spine * Received an FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for a clinical trial to use the robot for perispinal nerve and facet blocks * Developed a liver respiratory motion simulator to demonstrate the feasibility of using magnetic tracking for precision minimally invasive liver interventions * Establish a new collaboration with the Department of Radiology in the NIH Clinical Center to investigate the use of magnetic tracking for radiofrequency ablation * Established a new collaboration with the National Capital Area Medical Simulation Center of the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences and the Space Systems Laboratory of the University of Maryland to investigate a low-cost force feedback device for surgical simulation
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA402363
Entities
People
- Kevin Cleary
Organizations
- Georgetown University