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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Integration of Virtual Reality in the Control System of an Innovative Medical Robot for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery.

Florin Covaciu, Nicolae Crisan, Calin Vaida, Iulia Andras, Alexandru Pusca, Bogdan Gherman, Corina Radu, Paul Tucan, Nadim Al Hajjar, Doina Pisla

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. 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 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Florin CovaciuResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Nicolae CrisanDepartment of Urology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Calin VaidaResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2822-9790
Iulia AndrasDepartment of Urology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alexandru PuscaResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5804-575X
Bogdan GhermanResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4427-6231
Corina RaduDepartment of Internal Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Paul TucanResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Nadim Al HajjarDepartment of Surgery, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Doina PislaResearch Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing-CESTER, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7014-9431

Funding

a grant of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS/CCCDI - UEFISCDI, project number PCE171/2021 - Challenge within PNCDI IIIPOCU/380/6/13/123927-ANTREDOC, "Entrepreneurial competencies and excellence re-search in doctoral and postdoctoral studies programs"the European Social Fund through the Human Capital Operational
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an expansion in the development of simulators that use virtual reality (VR) as a learning tool. In surgery where robots are used, VR serves as a revolutionary technology to help medical doctors train in using these robotic systems and accumulate knowledge without risk. This article presents a study in which VR is used to create a simulator designed for robotically assisted single-uniport surgery. The control of the surgical robotic system is achieved using voice commands for laparoscopic camera positioning and via a user interface developed using the Visual Studio program that connects a wristband equipped with sensors attached to the user's hand for the manipulation of the active instruments. The software consists of the user interface and the VR application via the TCP/IP communication protocol. To study the evolution of the performance of this virtual system, 15 people were involved in the experimental evaluation of the VR simulator built for the robotic surgical system, having to complete a medically relevant task. The experimental data validated the initial solution, which will be further developed.

Indexed as

LaparoscopyRoboticsVirtual RealityClinical CompetenceComputer SimulationHumansUser-Computer Interfacecontrolsimulatorsingle-incision laparoscopic surgerysurgical robotvirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID37420568
PMCPMC10301646

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