A self-developed and constructed robot for minimally invasive cochlear implantation

Bell, Brett; Stieger, Christof; Gerber, Nicolas; Arnold, Andreas; Nauer, Claude; Hamacher, Volkmar; Kompis, Martin; Nolte, Lutz; Caversaccio, Marco; Weber, Stefan (2012). A self-developed and constructed robot for minimally invasive cochlear implantation. Acta oto-laryngologica, 132(4), pp. 355-360. Stockholm: Informa Healthcare 10.3109/00016489.2011.642813

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Conclusion: A robot built specifically for stereotactic cochlear implantation provides equal or better accuracy levels together with a better integration into a clinical environment, when compared to existing approaches based on industrial robots.

Objectives: To evaluate the technical accuracy of a robotic system developed specifically for lateral skull base surgery in an experimental setup reflecting the intended clinical application. The invasiveness of cochlear electrode implantation procedures may be reduced by replacing the traditional mastoidectomy with a small tunnel slightly larger in diameter than the electrode itself.

Methods: The end-to-end accuracy of the robot system and associated image-guided procedure was evaluated on 15 temporal bones of whole head cadaver specimens. The main components of the procedure were as follows: reference screw placement, cone beam CT scan, computer-aided planning, pair-point matching of the surgical plan, robotic drilling of the direct access tunnel, and post-operative cone beam CT scan and accuracy assessment.

Results: The mean accuracy at the target point (round window) was 0.56 ± 41 mm with an angular misalignment of 0.88 ± 0.41°. The procedural time of the registration process through the completion of the drilling procedure was 25 ± 11 min. The robot was fully operational in a clinical environment.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute for Surgical Technology & Biomechanics ISTB [discontinued]
04 Faculty of Medicine > Faculty Institutions > Teaching Staff, Faculty of Medicine
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Pavillon 52 > Forschungsgruppe Audiologie
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Hearing Research Laboratory
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Image Guided Therapy

UniBE Contributor:

Bell, Brett, Stieger, Christof, Gerber, Nicolas, Arnold, Andreas Michael, Kompis, Martin, Nolte, Lutz-Peter, Caversaccio, Marco, Weber, Stefan (B)

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

0001-6489

Publisher:

Informa Healthcare

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:32

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:32

Publisher DOI:

10.3109/00016489.2011.642813

PubMed ID:

22385333

Web of Science ID:

000302068700003

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.12261

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/12261 (FactScience: 218576)

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