Capteur de mouvement intelligent en chirurgie prostatique assistée

Guiding the Surgeon's Hand

When a short walk becomes a struggle for a person suffering from arthritis sometimes the only solution is a hip or knee replacement. In the operating room, the surgeon needs the best tools to be able to place the prosthesis as accurately as possible. This is where Caroline Claasen-Göntje came in. The aim of her project was to develop a new intelligent tool that will still be used manually, while guiding the surgeon's movements along a planned trajectory. More specifically, she intended to design a surgical saw whose position and orientation will be controlled on two sides: markers will be placed on the patient, and sensors added to the tool will send information to a computer. As a result, the accurately placed prosthesis will bring back normal and longer-lasting mobility. As hip and knee arthroplasty is an increasingly common type of surgery – especially for elderly people – the system designed by Caroline Claasen-Göntje could be widely used.