A robotic system for telementoring and training in laparoscopic surgery

• Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. e2040 - n/a
• Main Authors: Prince, Stephen W., Kang, Christopher, Simonelli, James, Lee, Yu‐Hsiu, Gerber, Matthew J., Lim, Christopher, Chu, Kevin, Dutson, Erik P., Tsao, Tsu‐Chin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Actuators; Biomechanical Phenomena; Clinical Competence; Computer Simulation; Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods; computer‐assisted surgery; Equipment Design; Feedback; Humans; human‐machine interfaces; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - education; Laparoscopy - methods; Mechatronics; Mentors; robot design; Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods; Software; Surgical instruments; Telemedicine - methods; telesurgery; Training; telesurgery; computer-assisted surgery; human-machine interfaces; robot design; mechatronics

A laparoscopic surgical training system, the LapaRobot, is introduced. The system is composed of an expert station and a trainee station connected through the Internet. Embedded actuators allow the trainee station to be driven by an expert surgeon so that a trainee learns proper technique through ph...