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Telesurgery With Miniature Robots to Leverage Surgical Expertise in Distributed Expeditionary Environments
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the capability of performing telesurgery via radio transmission for military arenas where wired internet connections may not be practical. Most existing robotic surgery systems are too large to effectively deploy with first responders. The miniature surgical platform in this study consists of a multifunctional robot suite that can fit easily into a briefcase. METHODS: The focus of this study is to explore the implications of radio control of the robot. The hypothesis is that an in vivo robot and its control boards can be controlled using off-the-shelf wireless components. An experiment was designed with off-the-shelf wireless components to test the capability of our newest generation of miniature surgical robot to become battery-operated and wireless. RESULTS: Wireless transmission of control signals has provided proof of concept and has exposed areas of the software that can be built upon to improve responsiveness. Wireless transmission of the video feed can be adequately performed with basic off-the-shelf components.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Reichenbach, M., Frederick, T., Cubrich, L., Bircher, W., Bills, N., Morien, M., Farritor, S., & Oleynikov, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- Military Medicine
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 182
- Issue
- S1
- Pages
- 316-321
- ISSN
- 0026-4075 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-613X
- OpenAlex
- W2597183528
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Military Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Keywords
- telesurgery, radio control, wireless control, first responders, video transmission
- MeSH terms
- Clinical Competence, Equipment Design, Humans, Robotics, Warfare, Telemedicine, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, Surgeons
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