New high-resolution fiber optics devices to image and guide in real-time surgical robots

The objective of the project is to implement the fiber optics devices developed at Polytechnique Montreal inside the surgical robots used at Johns Hopkins University to improve the accuracy of the shape sensing reconstruction to possibly replace the ones currently used in those robots. These devices could be more effective since they rely on a more distributed approach, instead of obtaining data over only a few different points, and interpolating in between, as is presently the case with the current technology. A more accurate shape sensing reconstruction would lead to more precision on the position of the tip of the surgical instrument, which would enable more successful results for minimally invasive surgeries.

Faculty Supervisor:

Raman Kashyap

Student:

Partner:

Johns Hopkins University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Biotechnology

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program: