Telecontrol function of an endoscopic surgical robot with two hands for tele-NOTES surgery

Area of Science:

• Robotics
• Surgical Technology
• Medical Engineering

Background:

• Surgical robot systems with navigation for abdominal surgery have been developed since 2001.
• Clinical feasibility has been evaluated through animal experiments.
• Robot manipulators have been used for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES).

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a telecontrol system for robotic endoscopic abdominal surgery.
• To evaluate the feasibility of a robotic telesurgery method.
• To enable remote surgical procedures using advanced robotic systems.

Main Methods:

• Development of a telecontrol system for surgical robots.
• Conducting telesurgery experiments between laboratories via Local Area Network (LAN).
• Emulation of network delay times during telesurgery experiments.

Main Results:

• Successful high-speed data transmission from the master device to the robot was achieved.
• Implementation of the telecontrol function for the surgical robot was confirmed.
• The developed system demonstrated potential for remote robotic surgery.

Conclusions:

• The developed telecontrol system is effective for robotic endoscopic abdominal surgery.
• Future work will focus on optimizing the telecontrol function for EMR and NOTES procedures.
• This technology represents a significant step towards advanced telesurgery capabilities.