This report presents a concentric tube robotic medical system that is used for spinal surgery operations. Currently, disk herniation and discectomy and interbody fusion operations rely on rudimentary hand tools and primitive methods, making the operations extremely tedious. The team hopes to improve the efficiency of these surgical operations by constructing a robotic system with 3-D printed and other off-the-shelf components. Most notably, the team will develop and implement an end effector made with innovative materials. Finally, the performance of the robot and the end effector will be tested and evaluated.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Jin, Yongxiang
• Hou, Rui
• Lu, Te

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Innovation
• Health

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 54231
• E-project-032522-141519

Advisor

• Zheng, Yihao
• Fichera, Loris

Year

• 2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-03-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Robotics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright