Master Console Catheter Control for Semi-Automatic Robotic Surgery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Passive minimally invasive surgical instruments require advanced technical proficiency and extensive clinical experience, leading to prolonged learning curves and hindered clinical deployments due to complex manual manipulations.
Innovation Solution
A control method and apparatus for a surgical assistance system that enables semi-automatic control through a robotic device and control device, allowing surgeons to input commands via a master console to adjust the pose and actuate catheter systems, reducing manual manipulations and shortening learning curves.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If passive minimally invasive surgical instruments are used, then surgical precision and minimally invasive capability are improved, but operational complexity and learning curve are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The catheter system performs self-positioning and self-adjustment functions through its own structural design, reducing the need for complex manual manipulations by the surgeon. The system serves itself by utilizing inherent mechanical properties to achieve positioning and stabilization.
Solution Approach 2:
A control system is introduced as an intermediary between the surgeon and the surgical instrument, translating simple surgeon inputs into complex coordinated movements of the catheter system, thereby simplifying the operational interface while maintaining surgical precision.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex surgical procedures are performed, then surgical capability and treatment effectiveness are improved, but procedural difficulty and training requirements are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical system is divided into modular components including the catheter system, control system, and surgical instrument, allowing complex procedures to be broken down into manageable segments that can be controlled independently yet coordinated systematically.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical assistance system is designed with multi-functional capabilities that can perform various surgical tasks through a unified control interface, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices and procedures while maintaining adaptability to different surgical requirements.
3Ease of operation
If manual manipulations of catheter systems are performed, then surgical control and flexibility are maintained, but time consumption and procedural complexity are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The catheter system is pre-configured with predetermined positioning mechanisms and control parameters that are set before the surgical procedure begins, allowing for faster deployment and reduced manual adjustment time during the actual surgery while maintaining surgical control.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a control method and associated apparatus for a surgical assistance system, the control method comprising: in response to a pose adjustment operation input by a user via an operation terminal, sending, by a master console, a pose adjustment command to a robotic arm, such that the robotic arm adjusts a pose of a surgical execution apparatus to a pose corresponding to the pose adjustment operation according to the pose adjustment command; and in response to a catheter system driving operation input by the user via the operation terminal, sending, by the master console, a catheter system driving command to the surgical execution apparatus, such that the surgical drive device drives the catheter system via a sheath adapter to perform a corresponding action. Said control method enables the master console to send corresponding commands to the robotic device, thereby achieving semi-automatic control of the surgical assistance system.