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ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2019

Organ-mounted robot localization via function approximation.

Nathan A Wood, David Schwartzman, Michael J Passineau, M Scott Halbreiner, Robert J Moraca, Marco A Zenati, Cameron N Riviere

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Article in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Development of a Flexible Parallel Wire Robot for Epicardial Interventions.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026
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7 authors.

Nathan A WoodThe Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
David SchwartzmanCardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Michael J PassineauGene Therapy Program, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
M Scott HalbreinerCardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1988-0039
Robert J MoracaCardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Marco A ZenatiBHS Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Cameron N RiviereThe Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6749-3140

Funding

Robotic Crawler for Epicardial InterventionsR01HL078839 · NHLBI · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI RIVIERE, CAMERON N, ZENATI, MARCO A. · 2005 to 2013
$2.6M
Biodegradable, Thermoresponsive Hydrogels to Treat Ischemic CardiomyopathyR01HL105911 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WAGNER, WILLIAM R · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
National Institutes of Health R01HL078839National Institutes of Health R01HL105911NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078839NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL105911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOrgan-mounted robots adhere to the surface of a mobile organ as a platform for minimally invasive interventions, providing passive compensation of physiological motion. This approach is beneficial during surgery on the beating heart. Accurate localization in such applications requires accounting for the heartbeat and respiratory motion. Previous work has described methods for modeling quasi-periodic motion of a point and registering to a static preoperative map. The existing techniques, while accurate, require several respiratory cycles to converge.

methodsThis paper presents a general localization technique for this application, involving function approximation using radial basis function (RBF) interpolation.

resultsIn an experiment in the porcine model in vivo, the technique yields mean localization accuracy of 1.25 mm with a 95% confidence interval of 0.22 mm.

conclusionsThe RBF approximation provides accurate estimates of robot location instantaneously.

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AnimalsRobotic Surgical ProceduresSwine

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PMID30414248
PMCPMC6399018

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