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Safety considerations in a surgical robot
P Cain1, P Kazanzides, J Zuhars
1Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., Sacramento, CA.
Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
This paper describes the safety features of the ROBODOC Surgical Assistant System, an image-driven robotic system which has been used to perform Total Hip Replacement surgery. These features include a dedicated processor for continuous monitoring of system status, shared data areas (dual-ported RAM), and external sensors (force-torque sensor, redundant positional encoders, and bone motion monitor).