Bionic Humanoid: Eye Model for Surgical Training of Inner Limiting Membrane Peeling Task

Abstract

A well-mimicked human model is useful to improve surgeon's skill of complicated surgeries and to evaluate new medical devices. The human model with artificial organ modules is expected not only to mimic anatomical characteristics and mechanical properties of a human, but also to be integrated with sensors for quantitative evaluation of skills, we called the human model, “Bionic-Humanoid”.
Here, we focused on an eye surgery and proposed an eye model which is eye part of Bionic-Humanoid. For training the ILM peeling task using micro forceps in retinal surgery, fundus part of the eye model has an artificial retina and inner limiting membrane (ILM) which is superficial layer of the retina. We then succeeded to establish an artificial bionic eye with fundus part having artificial ILM which can be peeled by micro forceps, and it was assembled in an artificial skull of the Bionic Humanoid.