Evaluation of virtual fixtures for robot-assisted cochlear implant insertion

Paul Wilkening, Wade Chien, Berk Gonenc, John Niparko, Jin U. Kang, Iulian Iordachita, Russell H. Taylor

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Abstract

Cochlear implantation requires the placement of an electrode array into the cochlea of patients with severe to profound hearing loss. As the array is placed without direct visualization, robotic guidance has significant potential to improve upon the precision of electrode placement within the cochlea. Here, we evaluate the repeatability of robot-assisted placement of an implant array to an optimal deployment point within a phantom cochlea. This system guides the insertion of the implant by enacting virtual fixtures. When compared to the standard manual method of insertion, we observed a 61.7% reduction in the mean error.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication"2014 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
EditorsRaffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages332-338
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931262
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 30 2014
Event5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duration: Aug 12 2014Aug 15 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
ISSN (Print)2155-1774

Other

Other5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CitySao Paulo
Period8/12/148/15/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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