Free-Space Optical Systems for Next Generation Communication
Networks
ABSTRACT
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this study is to develop a robotic surgery system for beating heart surgery. Specifically, the developed
surgery robot will be used for off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery, which means that the surgery is
done while the heart is still beating instead of using a cardiopulmonary bypass machine and stopping the heart to perform
the surgery. The robotic system developed in this project will actively track and cancel the relative motion between the
heart surface and the surgical tools that are attached to the robotic manipulators, dynamically stabilizing the heart for the
operation. In this scheme, the surgeon views a stabilized view of the heart on a video display with images provided by a
camera mounted on the robotic arm, allowing CABG surgeries to be performed on a beating heart with technical perfection
equal to traditional on-pump surgeries. The proposed surgical system, unlike the ones available, is a small, light weight,
high bandwidth, 6-DOF system that is capable of tracking the highly dynamic heart motion, and dexterous enough to perform
surgical manipulations.
Yrd. Doç. Dr.
Özkan Bebek
DEPARTMENT
Mechanical Engineering
CONTACT
[email protected]
FUNDING SCHEME
EC Marie Curie Career
Integration Grants
2013 International Grants
START DATE
01.07.2013
DURATION
48 months
OZU BUDGET
100.000,00 EUR
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