Usability of Robotic Platforms for Remote Surgical Teleproctoring

摘要

Three proctoring platforms for remote surgery were evaluated to determine which would be most appropriate. The systems were a 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) device, a computer mouse controlling a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, and a computer pen/tablet controlling the PTZ. Five surgeons used each platform to perform qualitative and quantitative evaluation, recording their findings on 5-point scale. The mouse and pen/tablet had higher performance scores than the 6-DOF device. The mouse or pen/tablet platforms would be much better tools for subspecialists to proctor a remotely located surgeon.