WORKSHOPS

A4: Robotics & Navigation Systems

Robotics and navigation systems for orthopaedic surgery have come a long way in the last 15 years. Systems have become smaller, easier to use, and more accurate. This workshop will consider a number of technological issues given by leading groups as well as presentations on a range of applications from clinicians using all the major robotic systems. One of the largest sources of error has been "registration" between the pre-operative model and the intra-operative system of patient and the CAOS device, and so this has been given a separate session.

The workshop will be presented by a number of internationally renowned speakers who are active in the technology and clinical application of navigation and robotics.

Date: Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 14:00-18:15
Location: Palais des Congrès de Versailles (Versailles Convention Center)
Place du Château
10, rue de la Chancellerie
78 000 Versailles
France
Room: To be announced
Converners: Jocelyne Troccaz & Brian L. Davies
Program:
Brian Davies (Acrobot Company Ltd, London, UK)
Active Constraint robots: towards a cost effective system
Jocelyne Troccaz (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France)
Navigation Systems
Ferdinando Rodriguez (Imperial College, London, UK)
Registration for orthopaedics
Stefan Weber (University Bern, Switzerland)
High precision Navigation and Robotics Approach on the Oto Base
Enrico Tessitore (University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland)
The Mazor system for spine surgery
Matias de la Fuente (Helmholtz-Institute, RWTH Aachen, Germany)
Universal modular mini-robots or application specific systems
Mark Blyth (Royal Infirmary Hospital, Glasgow, UK)
Clinical experiences with the Mako system
Eun Kyoo Song (Chonnam National University & Hwasun Hospital, Korea)
Clinical use of Robodoc
Christopher Plaskos (Praxim Ltd., New York, USA)
Praxiteles for knee surgery