Risk analysis and safety assessment in surgical robotics: A case study on a biopsy robot

One of the most important issues in medical robotics is safety and integration into the clinical workflow. If a robot is not safe and its use is complicated by difficult handling and complex user interfaces physicians would not use a robotic system during clinical patient trials, whatever the other...

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Published inMinimally invasive therapy and allied technologies Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 23 - 31
Main Authors Korb, W., Kornfeld, M., Birkfellner, W., Boesecke, R., Figl, M., Fuerst, M., Kettenbach, J., Vogler, A., Hassfeld, S., Kornreif, G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.02.2005
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
image guided surgery
interventional radiology
man-machine interaction
Medical robotics
risk analysis
surgical manipulator
surgical robotics
technology challenges
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Summary:One of the most important issues in medical robotics is safety and integration into the clinical workflow. If a robot is not safe and its use is complicated by difficult handling and complex user interfaces physicians would not use a robotic system during clinical patient trials, whatever the other advantages are. However, there are only few publications on this topic, in particular on risk management in developing a robotic prototype (for clinical trials). In this paper risk management and the safety of using robot-assisted surgery equipment are discussed and demonstrated exemplarily in the process of developing a prototype biopsy robot.
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ISSN:1364-5706
1365-2931
DOI:10.1080/13645700510010827