The MIM Lab develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures.
Head of Group
Prof Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
B415C Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus
+44 (0)20 7594 7046
⇒ X: @fmryb
What we do
The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures including neuro, cardiovascular, orthopaedic surgeries, and colonoscopies. Examples include bio-inspired catheters that can navigate along complex paths within the brain (such as EDEN2020), soft robots to explore endoluminal anatomies (such as the colon), and virtual reality solutions to support surgeons during knee replacement surgeries.
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Journal articleCobb J, Henckel J, Gomes P, et al., 2006,
Hands-on robotic unicompartmental knee replacement - A prospective, randomised controlled study
, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol: 88-B, Pages: 188-197, ISSN: 0301-620XWe performed a prospective, randomised controlled trial of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty comparing the performance of the Acrobot system with conventional surgery. A total of 27 patients (28 knees) awaiting unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were randomly allocated to have the operation performed conventionally or with the assistance of the Acrobot. The primary outcome measurement was the angle of tibiofemoral alignment in the coronal plane, measured by CT. Other secondary parameters were evaluated and are reported. All of the Acrobot group had tibiofemoral alignment in the coronal plane within 2 degrees of the planned position, while only 40% of the conventional group achieved this level of accuracy. While the operations took longer, no adverse effects were noted, and there was a trend towards improvement in performance with increasing accuracy based on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index and American Knee Society scores at six weeks and three months. The Acrobot device allows the surgeon to reproduce a pre-operative plan more reliably than is possible using conventional techniques which may have clinical advantages.
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Journal articleDavies BL, Rodriguez F, Jakopec M, et al., 2006,
The Acrobot® system for robotic mis total knee and uni-condylar arthroplasty
, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol: 3, Pages: 417-428, ISSN: 0219-8436The concept of the Acrobot® system is described. The technical details of the complete system are then outlined, including the pre-operative planner which incorporates 3D CT models together with CAD models of prostheses that can be used to plan the leg alignment, position the prostheses, plan the shape of the cuts required and generate the regions within which cuts must be constrained. The robotic system is also described, together with the methods for locating and clamping the patient. An outline is given of the means by which the preoperative model is registered or aligned to the intra-operative position of the patient and of the robot, without the need for fiducial markers. Post-operative results are given, for both total knee replacement and also for the more recent clinical trials using a minimally invasive robotic procedure for uni-condylar arthroplasty. © 2006 World Scientific Publishing Company.
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Journal articleRodriguez y Baena F, 2006,
Man and the machine
, Comput Control Eng, Vol: 17, Pages: 28-31, ISSN: 0956-3385 -
Journal articleBrian Davies, Ferdinando Rodriguez, Matja Jakopec, et al., 2006,
The Acrobot® System for Robotic MIS Total Knee and Uni-Condylar Arthroplasty
, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, Vol: 3, Pages: 415-428, ISSN: 0219-8436The concept of the Acrobot® system is described. The technical details of the complete system are then outlined, including the pre-operative planner which incorporates 3D CT models together with CAD models of prostheses that can be used to plan the leg alignment, position the prostheses, plan the shape of the cuts required and generate the regions within which cuts must be constrained. The robotic system is also described, together with the methods for locating and clamping the patient. An outline is given of the means by which the preoperative model is registered or aligned to the intra-operative position of the patient and of the robot, without the need for fiducial markers. Post-operative results are given, for both total knee replacement and also for the more recent clinical trials using a minimally invasive robotic procedure for uni-condylar arthroplasty.
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Journal articleCobb J, Henckel J, Gomes P, et al., 2006,
Preoperative planning and intra-operative guidance for accurate computer-assisted minimally-invasive hip resurfacing surgery
, Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, ISSN: 0954-4119 -
Journal articleDavies BL, Rodriguez y Baena F, Harris SJ, et al., 2006,
An overview of the Acrobot(R) robotic surgical system for minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
, Journal of Biomechanics, Vol: 39(Supplement 1), Pages: S211-S216, ISSN: 0021-9290 -
Conference paperHarris S, Jakopec M, Rodriguez y Baena F, et al., 2006,
Computer based planning for hip resurfacing surgery
, London, Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery UK, 1st Annual Meeting of CAOSUK, Pages: 48-48 -
Conference paperHarris S, Jakopec M, Rodriguez y Baena F, et al., 2006,
The use of computer tomography (CT) to measure the accuracy of computer assisted knee arthroplasty
, Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery UK, 1st Annual Meeting of CAOSUK -
Conference paperHarris S, Jakopec M, Rodriguez y Baena F, et al., 2006,
Results of a regulated clinical trial of the Acrobot Sculptor Hands-On Robotic System for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
, Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery UK, 1st Annual Meeting of CAOSUK, 10 - 11 February 2006, London Heathrow, UK, Pages: 21-21 -
Conference paperBarrett ARW, Harris S, Jakopec M, et al., 2006,
Minimally invasive computer assisted hip resurfaxcing surgery using the Acrobot navigation system
, Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery UK, 1st Annual Meeting of CAOSUK, Pages: 32-32
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