Emulation of a haemorrhage removal robot used during neurosurgical treatment of glioma

摘要

Surgical treatment of glioma is used in surgery where there is need to puncture the human body specifically the brain. However, it results in the patients losing too much blood and consequently causing death or other unwanted complications. Haemorrhage also known as bleeding is defined as any profuse external or internal loss of blood from the blood vessels. The most common cause of haemorrhage is injury or trauma to the blood vessel. During a glioma surgical procedure not only does the manual blood removal delay the duration of the operation but also causes a 40 percent mortality rate due to blood clots formation. In this project we develop a robotic system that is made up of a blood detection unit and a robotic arm with 2 degrees of freedom that removes the blood in a few seconds and this system can effectively and safely evacuate considerable haemorrhage volume. The system is designed in a way that no damage or hurt will be caused to the surrounding tissue during blood removal. Also, the design ensures the use of non-corrosive material as well as the use of disposable cotton that soaks up blood to avoid reuse that can cause blood diseases transmission.