Medical and Healthcare Robotics
New Paradigms and Recent Advances
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2023
- Editor: Olfa Boubaker
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 4 6 0 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 4 6 1 - 1
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Request a sales quoteMedical and Healthcare Robotics: New Paradigms and Recent Advances provides an overview and exclusive insights into current trends, the most recent innovations, and concerns in medical robotics. The book covers the major areas of medical robotics, including rehabilitation devices, artificial organs, assistive technologies, service robotics, and robotic devices for surgery, exploration, diagnosis, therapy, and training. It highlights the limitations and the importance of robotics and artificial intelligence for medical and healthcare applications.
The book is a timely and comprehensive reference guide for undergraduate-level students, graduate students, and researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, control systems engineering, and biomedical engineering. It can be useful for master’s programs, leading consultants, and industrial companies. The book can be of high interest for physicians and physiotherapists and all technical people in the medical and biomedical fields.
- Covers the main areas of medical and healthcare robotics
- Presents the most recent innovations and trends in medical and healthcare robotics
- Contains chapters written by eminent researchers in the field
Graduate-level students, practitioners, and researchers in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, control systems engineering, imaging, and computer sciences engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Abstract
- References
- Chapter 1: Assistive robotic technologies: An overview of recent advances in medical applications
- Abstract
- 1.1: Introduction
- 1.2: Current state of healthcare robotics
- 1.3: Robots in medical applications
- 1.4: Future trends
- 1.5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Soft robotics in medical applications: State of the art, challenges, and recent advances
- Abstract
- Conflict of interest statement
- Acknowledgments
- 2.1: What is soft robotics?
- 2.2: Why soft robotics?
- 2.3: Rehabilitation
- 2.4: Soft wearable robots
- 2.5: Cardiac assist devices
- 2.6: Surgical robots
- 2.7: Challenges and state-of-the-art methods
- 2.8: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 3: Rehabilitation robotics: History, applications, and recent advances
- Abstract
- 3.1: Introduction
- 3.2: The history of rehabilitation robotics
- 3.3: Applications and recent advances
- 3.4: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4: Gait devices for stroke rehabilitation: State-of-the-art, challenges, and open issues
- Abstract
- 4.1: Introduction
- 4.2: Gait devices for stroke rehabilitation
- 4.3: Robot-assisted gait training
- 4.4: Safety aspects of gait devices
- 4.5: Control techniques used on gait rehabilitation devices
- 4.6: Challenges and open issues
- 4.7: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5: Robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation: A review
- Abstract
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: End effector-type upper limb rehabilitation robots
- 5.3: Exoskeleton-type upper limb rehabilitation robots
- 5.4: Design specs of some notable rehabilitation robots
- 5.5: Research challenges and future directions
- 5.6: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 6: Failure of total hip arthroplasty (THA): State of the art
- Abstract
- 6.1: Introduction
- 6.2: Failures related to total hip arthroplasty
- 6.3: Future directions
- 6.4: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Artificial intelligence in robot-assisted surgery: Applications to surgical skills assessment and transfer
- Abstract
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.2: Surgical skills assessment
- 7.3: Surgical skills transfer
- 7.4: Future directions
- 7.5: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8: A virtual-based haptic endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) training system: From development to validation
- Abstract
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.2: History and state of the art
- 8.3: Development of an endoscopic sinus training system
- 8.4: Experimental procedures and evaluation
- 8.5: Results
- 8.6: Conclusions and final remarks
- References
- Chapter 9: Medical and healthcare robots in India
- Abstract
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Types of healthcare robots
- 9.3: Commercial and research areas of surgical robots
- 9.4: Disadvantage/downside of robotics in health
- 9.5: The future of robotic surgery in India
- 9.6: Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10: Trend of implementing service robots in medical institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction
- 10.2: Trend of implementing service robots in medical institutions
- 10.3: Implementation of service robots in medical institutions during the Covid-19 pandemic
- 10.4: AI-based mobile disinfection robots against COVID-19
- 10.5: Challenges and open issues for service robotics
- 10.6: Conclusions
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 11: Conclusions
- Abstract
- Index
- No. of pages: 298
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443184604
- eBook ISBN: 9780443184611
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Olfa Boubaker
Olfa Boubaker received her PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT) and Habilitation Universitaire degree in Control Engineering from the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS), in Tunisia. She is currently a full professor at the National Institute of Applied Science and Technology (INSAT) of University of Carthage where she is actively engaged in teaching and research in control theory, nonlinear systems, and robotics. Professor Boubaker has participated in several research projects in sustainable development areas including the fields of medical robotics, green energy, water preservation, and environment protection. She has supervised 9 theses and 18 Master dissertations and mentored more than 50 engineer graduated projects in the industry. She is an associate editor of the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (SAGE publishing), guest editor for the journals Complexity and Mathematical Problems in Engineering (Hindawi Publishing) and regional editor of the book series Emerging Methodologies and Applications in Modelling, Identification and Control (Elsevier Publishing). She also serves as scientific committee member in several international and peer-reviewed conferences. Professor Boubaker is the principal author of seven books, editor of six special issues, and the author/co-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed papers.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology (INSAT), University of Carthage, Tunis, TunisiaRead Medical and Healthcare Robotics on ScienceDirect