Multi-objective optimization of end-to-end sutured anastomosis for robot-assisted surgery

The International Journal of Medical Robotics + Computer Assisted Surgery : MRCAS
Ying LiuS Jack Hu

Abstract

Due to differences in surgical operations between free-hand and robot-assisted vessel anastomosis, there exist new challenges in applying the manipulation criteria of free-hand surgery to robot-assisted surgery in order to guarantee successful completion of the surgical procedure. A mathematical model is established to optimize the process variables in vessel anastomosis. The distance between entry point and cross-section, suture tension and the number of individual sutures are selected as design variables. The allowable range of suture tension and the difference between longitudinal stresses of vessel tissue on transverse sections are used as the objective functions. Simulation experiments are carried out to obtain the allowable range of suture tension and tissue stress distribution, based on numerical analysis. For a vessel in anastomosis with 4 mm diameter, a larger distance between the entry point and the cross-section and/or more sutures can result in less tissue deformation and a tighter joint between the two vessel ends. The allowable range of suture tension is a function of the number of individual sutures and increases with the decrease of the distance between entry point and cross-section. The optimal designs providin...Continue Reading

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