Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors
Medical robotics is a highly challenging and rewarding field of research, especially in the development of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of the worldwide leading cause of death, cancer. The aim of the paper is to provide a design methodology for the development of a safe and efficie...
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| author | Bogdan Gherman Nadim Al Hajjar Paul Tucan Corina Radu Calin Vaida Emil Mois Alin Burz Doina Pisla |
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| description | Medical robotics is a highly challenging and rewarding field of research, especially in the development of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of the worldwide leading cause of death, cancer. The aim of the paper is to provide a design methodology for the development of a safe and efficient medical robotic system for the minimally invasive, percutaneous, targeted treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, which can be extended with minimal modification for other types of abdominal cancers. Using as input a set of general medical requirements to comply with currently applicable standards, and a set of identified hazards and failure modes, specific methods, such as the Analytical Hierarchy Prioritization, Risk Analysis and fuzzy logic Failure Modes and Effect Analysis have been used within a stepwise approach to help in the development of a medical device targeting the insertion of multiple needles in brachytherapy procedures. The developed medical device, which is visually guided using CT scanning, has been tested for validation in a medical environment using a human-size ballistic gel liver, with promising results. These prove that the robotic system can be used for the proposed medical task, while the modular approach increases the chances of acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a263208d316445ddbb56614a94874ca42023-11-23T20:11:08ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-02-0110238910.3390/healthcare10020389Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver TumorsBogdan Gherman0Nadim Al Hajjar1Paul Tucan2Corina Radu3Calin Vaida4Emil Mois5Alin Burz6Doina Pisla7CESTER—Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bulevardul Muncii Street, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania“Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor” Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cluj-Napoca, Croitorilor Street, No. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCESTER—Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bulevardul Muncii Street, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania“Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor” Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cluj-Napoca, Croitorilor Street, No. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCESTER—Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bulevardul Muncii Street, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania“Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor” Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cluj-Napoca, Croitorilor Street, No. 19-21, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCESTER—Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bulevardul Muncii Street, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaCESTER—Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Bulevardul Muncii Street, No. 103-105, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaMedical robotics is a highly challenging and rewarding field of research, especially in the development of minimally invasive solutions for the treatment of the worldwide leading cause of death, cancer. The aim of the paper is to provide a design methodology for the development of a safe and efficient medical robotic system for the minimally invasive, percutaneous, targeted treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, which can be extended with minimal modification for other types of abdominal cancers. Using as input a set of general medical requirements to comply with currently applicable standards, and a set of identified hazards and failure modes, specific methods, such as the Analytical Hierarchy Prioritization, Risk Analysis and fuzzy logic Failure Modes and Effect Analysis have been used within a stepwise approach to help in the development of a medical device targeting the insertion of multiple needles in brachytherapy procedures. The developed medical device, which is visually guided using CT scanning, has been tested for validation in a medical environment using a human-size ballistic gel liver, with promising results. These prove that the robotic system can be used for the proposed medical task, while the modular approach increases the chances of acceptance.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/389medical roboticsrisk assessmentcancer treatmentfailure modes analysisrobot designneedle insertion |
| spellingShingle | Bogdan Gherman Nadim Al Hajjar Paul Tucan Corina Radu Calin Vaida Emil Mois Alin Burz Doina Pisla Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors Healthcare medical robotics risk assessment cancer treatment failure modes analysis robot design needle insertion |
| title | Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors |
| title_full | Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors |
| title_fullStr | Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors |
| title_short | Risk Assessment-Oriented Design of a Needle Insertion Robotic System for Non-Resectable Liver Tumors |
| title_sort | risk assessment oriented design of a needle insertion robotic system for non resectable liver tumors |
| topic | medical robotics risk assessment cancer treatment failure modes analysis robot design needle insertion |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/389 |
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