Development of the Surgical Navigation System as Modularized Software

Abstract

By integrating the image and position information from intraoperative modality, surgical navigation system and positioning robot, it is possible to realize new precision-guided surgery that does not depend on each manufacturer or specific model. In the study, we have developed a modular navigation system as the software for the "Tensor robot" that measures the knee soft tissue balance during performing Total knee arthroplasty (TKA). In this paper, we report on the Cadaver experiments by using these integrated equipments.