[Operation of cornea grafting micro-surgery robot system].
OBJECTIVE
To design the robotic mechanism of the cornea grafting micro-surgery system and evaluate its experimental feasibility and efficacy.


METHODS
It was an experimental study. Based on computer assisted cornea grafting surgery (CACGS), the prototype about cornea grafting robot, which consists of six subsystems, was developed. The system was used for looping incision and suturing for 20 rabbit corneas. Experimental data were studied including the error of target incision position, the actual cutting depth and the cutting edge span in order to evaluate the system's clinical value. All above statistical descriptions were performed using SPSS software version 11.5.


RESULTS
20 corneas were looping incised and sutured by the robot-assisted cornea grafting micro-surgery system successfully. The error of target incision position was (0.356 + or - 0.040) mm. With CACGS, the cutting edge span (A) was (0.855 + or - 0.040) and the actual cutting depth error was less than 10 microm. Corneal structure and thickness was showed no change and cutting edge of cornea was displayed regularity in pathological examination. To suturing system, suturing span was (2.15 + or - 0.09) mm and the error of span (0.15 + or - 0.02) mm.


CONCLUSIONS
The cornea grafting micro-surgery system developed is used for cornea grafting of some animals successfully. The experiment results demonstrate the stability and efficiency of the robot.
Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100005, China.
Qing-feng
QF
Liang
Da-zhai
DZ
Li
Yi-da
YD
Hu
Dong
D
Wei
Shi-jing
SJ
Deng
Xu-guang
XG
Sun
D000818:Animals; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008866:Microsurgery; D023421:Models, Animal; D011817:Rabbits; D012371:Robotics; D013536:Suture Techniques