Surgical Navigation Assisted by Advanced Robotics
Project objectivesThe ARONA Project aims to study and implement, in the form of a prototype demonstrator, a new robotic system for minimally invasive surgery applications assisted by a surgical navigator in virtual/augmented reality. The inclusion of this innovative technology in clinical practice will favor the reduction of clinical risk for the patient, the reduction of intervention and hospitalization times, the possibility of facilitating the execution of complex interventions even with minimally invasive methods, recovery times shorter periods, less inconvenience for the patient (bleeding, pain), the reduction of costs for the health service and hospital structures thanks also to the reduction of expenses for missing or reduced future hospitalization and re-intervention on patients. The overall system which will integrate the robotic and navigation parts will operate with the aid of imaginging intraoperative and virtual and augmented reality techniques capable of overcoming the limitations encountered by current systems (eg, greater reliability of surgical actions in the absence of perfect or complete visibility of the intervention field, mobility of the anatomical tissues affected by the operations, diversification of interventions, limited accuracy). These aspects are fundamental to ensure the best level of care by appropriately choosing reliable, safe, standardized and technologically advanced methods. This objective will be pursued not only by pooling consolidated and high-profile specialist experiences of a national nature both on the research and industrial fronts, but also by structuring the activities so that study and development phases are followed by construction activities which will lead to the construction of a prototype demonstrator which will be validated both technically and operationally in the laboratory but which, at the same time, will provide indications for drawing up an experimental clinical protocol to be presented, downstream of the project, to an Ethics Committee body for the purpose of clinical approval and certification. |
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2018 - 2020 |
Scientific manager |
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prof Loredana Zollo |
Scientific manager for clinical activities |
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Prof. Bruno Beomonte Zobel |
Personnel hired on the project |
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Roberta Epiphany - resume |
Coordinating institution of the project |
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MASMEC SpA |
Other institutions involved |
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Funding source |
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Project co-financed by the Ministry of University and Research using the PON funds "Research and Innovation" 2014-2020 and the related financial plan approved with decision C(2015) 4972 of 14 July 2015 - Question ARS01_00132 specialization area "Health" |