A Medical CAD/CAM System for Minimally Invasive Surgery using a Compact Surgical Robot

Mamoru Mitsuishi (The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Professor) 【Outline of survey】 Sophisticated equipment, such as CT and MRI, are used in pre-operational medical diagnosis. However, most clinical procedures in the surgical theater depend on the surgeon’s manual abilities. In recent times, there are increasing requests from patients for improved surgical procedures that are both minimally invasive (short incision) and require less recovery time. The introduction of surgical robots has the potential to increase surgical accuracy, improve the capabilities of less experienced surgeons, and deliver the expertise of specialists to remote locations, thereby leveling geographical disparities in the quality of surgical procedures. In the study, the knowledge and experience of a surgeon will be incorporated in a computer-integrated surgical system by integrating the following subsystems: (1) A medical CAD/CAM system to generate motion data based on information from the minimally invasive pre-planning system. (2) A navigation system to guide the operation along the calculated plan. (3) A surgical robot to conduct minimally invasive surgery.