Conception of stereotactic instruments for the neurosurgical robot minerva

Abstract

A robotized installation has been designed to perform complete stereotactic neurosurgical operations inside the CT-scan, including processing of the scanner images, positioning of the robot arm aiming at the target point, and manipulation of the different probes. The first prototype of the robot has entered a phase of programming and testing while various stereotactic instruments are being completed. The robot has been described in [1]. The development of specific tools is the main subject of this paper.