Robotic Surgical GUI for Target Positioning and Surface Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robotic surgical systems face challenges in accurately positioning and confirming the reference data for robotic surgical apparatuses during orthopedic procedures, particularly in tasks such as bone resection, which can affect the precision and efficiency of surgical operations.
Innovation Solution
A robotic surgical system equipped with a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a spatial-data acquisition device, a display, and an operating console, utilizing a processor to provide graphical representations and confirm reference surface locations, ensuring precise positioning and data confirmation through instructional images and distance indicators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If a robotic surgical system uses automated positioning without visual guidance, then automation level increases, but positioning accuracy and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays real-time visual feedback showing the current position of the robotic surgical apparatus relative to the anatomical target. The graphical user interface provides continuous updates on positioning status, allowing the system to automatically adjust while maintaining high precision through visual confirmation of the apparatus's location and orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
A visual intermediary system (display interface) is introduced between the automated positioning mechanism and the surgeon. This intermediary translates complex positioning data into intuitive visual representations, enabling automated operation while maintaining measurement precision through visual guidance.
2Ease of operation
If the system provides detailed visual instructions for positioning, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex positioning calculation and processing functions are extracted from the main robotic control system and implemented as a separate graphical user interface module. This extraction provides detailed visual instructions that improve ease of operation while containing the complexity in a dedicated, user-friendly interface layer rather than complicating the core robotic system.
3Measurement precision
If the system requires manual confirmation of reference data, then measurement precision improves, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary automated positioning and presents the results for visual confirmation. By preparing the positioning data in advance and displaying it ready for review, the system maintains measurement precision through surgeon confirmation while improving productivity by eliminating the need for manual positioning and reducing the time required for data verification.
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AI summary
A robotic surgical system comprising a robotic surgical apparatus and a graphical user interface (GUI) system may be used to assist a user in performing a surgical procedure. The GUI system may comprise a spatial-data acquisition device, a data acquisition device having a pointer with a tip, a display, and an operating console including a non-transitory storage medium and a processor. The robotic surgical apparatus, the spatial-data acquisition device, the display, and the non-transitory storage medium may be connected to the processor. The processor may be configured to receive as inputs spatial data from the spatial-data acquisition device and provide as outputs to the display a set of indications for positioning the robotic surgical apparatus at the anatomical target. The processor may also be configured to provide as outputs to the display a set of indications for confirming the reference surface location of the anatomical structure.