Wearable echography robot for trauma patient

Ito, Keiichiro; Sugano, Shigeki; Iwata, Hiroyasu

doi:10.1109/iros.2010.5649708

Cited by 13 publications

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“…Moreover, achieving the rotational scanning scheme adds up one more actuator. However, Vilchis et al (2003) and Ito et al (2010) generated these three motions by using only two actuators which seems to be a significant improvement.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Majority of the designs presented in this paper use an electrical actuator to maintain contact. However, Ito et al (2010) deployed compression springs to do this task, which also reduce the number of actuators. This feature can significantly simplify any new design.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Magnetic brakes are utilized inside the ball joints to hold the probe at the desired orientation and to reduce forces applied to the technician's hand during examination. Ito et al (2010) designed a 4-df robotic system for ultrasound examination. The robotic arm is placed on the patient's abdomen.…”

Section: Robotic Devices For Ultrasound Imagingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of robotic mechanisms for ultrasound examinations

Moshaii

Najafi

2014

Industrial Robot: An International Journal

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Purpose-This paper aims to review the mechanical characteristics of the robotic mechanisms developed for ultrasound examinations. This will help to extract those mechanical features which together can produce a design with superior functionality. Design/methodology/approach-Following an introduction regarding ultrasound examination, this paper discusses the concept of robotic ultrasound imaging and classifies the mechanisms in terms of their power trains used for robotic and haptic devices which assist physicians to perform ultrasound imaging on patients. A set of mechanical characteristics which together can generate a superior design is also presented. Findings-The present paper shows that the robotic devices developed so far can perform ultrasound examinations. Each design with its own advantageous characteristics, and their simultaneous implementation in a new design, will create a robotic device with improved performance. Originality/value-This paper provides a detailed review of the developments of the robotic systems for ultrasound examinations and some guidelines for new designs with improved functionality.

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A review of robotic mechanisms for ultrasound examinations

Moshaii

Najafi

2014

Industrial Robot: An International Journal

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“…24,25 FASTele, a wearable tele-echography robot system developed by Ito et al in 2010, was a solution. 26 The system enabled focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) at the injury site. The robot was attached to the patient's body, and an echo probe of the robot was placed in a rough position of the FAST area by a bystander.…”

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confidence: 99%

Rescue Robots for the Urban Earthquake Environment

Hou

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Disaster med. public health prep.

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Robotics have important applications in the field of disaster medical rescue. The deployment of urban rescue robots at the earthquake site can help shorten response time, improve rescue efficiency and keep rescue personnel away from danger. This discussion introduces the performance of some robots in actual rescue scenarios, focuses on the current research status of robots that can provide medical assistance, and analyzes the merits and shortcomings of each system. Based on existing studies, the limitations and development directions of urban rescue robots are also discussed.

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“…7 Recently, a wearable echography robot named FASTele was developed for trauma patients. 8 It is a 4 DOF structure with three rotations obtained from the gimbals mechanism and curvature rails, and one translation given by a spring and linear guide. All these prototypes used various structures to create a spherical wrist.…”

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Process of optimisation for a 4 DOF tele-echography robot

2012

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SUMMARYThis paper deals with processes of optimisation for the design of a four degree-of-freedom robot dedicated to remote ultrasound tele-echography. This robot is designed to track the medical gestures of a remote expert moving an ultrasound probe. The goal is to optimise the kinematic structure by fixing the geometric parameters; these have a significant role in robot configuration singularities, with respect to current medical gestures and mechanism compactness. After choosing a dedicated kinematic structure, several optimisations are presented. Then an optimal choice of geometrical parameters of a global function in relation with kinematic performance indices and compactness is proposed. This robot is soon to be used in the experimental medical phase of the Prosit project.

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Wearable echography robot for trauma patient

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

A review of robotic mechanisms for ultrasound examinations

A review of robotic mechanisms for ultrasound examinations

Rescue Robots for the Urban Earthquake Environment

Process of optimisation for a 4 DOF tele-echography robot

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