Precision placement of instruments for minimally invasive procedures using a “needle driver” robot

K. Cleary, V. Watson, D. Lindisch, R. H. Taylor, G. Fichtinger, S. Xu, C. S. White, J. Donlon, M. Taylor, A. Patriciu, D. Mazilu, D. Stoianovici

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Abstract

Medical practice continues to move toward less invasive procedures. Many of these procedures require the precision placement of a needle in the anatomy. Over the past several years, our research team has been investigating the use of a robotic needle driver to assist the physician in this task. This paper summarizes our work in this area. The robotic system is briefly described, followed by a description of a clinical trial in spinal nerve blockade. The robot was used under joystick control to place a 22 gauge needle in the spines of 10 patients using fluoroscopic imaging. The results were equivalent to the current manual procedure. We next describe our follow-up clinical application in lung biopsy for lung cancer screening under CT fluoroscopy. The system concept is discussed and the results of a phantom study are presented. A start-up company named ImageGuide has recently been formed to commercialize the robot. Their revised robot design is presented, along with plans to install a ceiling-mounted version of the robot in the CT fluoroscopy suite at Georgetown University.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)40-47
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
Volume1
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005

Keywords

  • CT fluoroscopy
  • lung biopsy
  • minimally invasive procedures
  • robotic needle driver
  • spinal blocks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Surgery
  • Computer Science Applications

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