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A Spine Robotic-Assisted Navigation System for Pedicle Screw Placement
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Spyridon Souipas1, Anh Nguyen2, Stephen G Laws1
1Mechatronics in Medicine, Imperial College London, Mechanical Engineering, London, United Kingdom.
This study introduces active constraints for collaborative robots in surgery, using a camera-based network for real-time boundary definition and enforcement. The system successfully prevented surgeons from exceeding safe zones, enhancing patient safety.
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