Surgical Navigation Assisted by Advanced Robotics
Project objectives
The 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 components, will operate with the aid of intraoperative imaging and virtual and augmented reality techniques capable of overcoming the limitations encountered by current systems (e.g., greater reliability of surgical procedures in the absence of perfect or complete visibility of the intervention field, mobility of the anatomical tissues involved in the operations, diversification of interventions, limited precision).
Project start and end date
January 2018 - December 2020
Scientific manager
prof Loredana Zollo
Scientific manager for clinical activities
Prof. Bruno Beomonte Zobel
Personnel hired on the project
Roberta Epiphany - resume
Coordinating institution of the project
MASMEC SpA
Other institutions involved
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
MASMEC SpA
Sant'Anna School of University Studies and Specialization
USL Toscana Nord Ovest
Cancer Institute “Giovanni Paul II” IRCCS, Bari
Funding source
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"
