Background: Commercialised laparoscopic surgical robotic systems require a large operating room and can only be used in large hospitals. If the robotic system is to be used in a small- or medium-sized hospital, the occupied volume must be reduced further.
Methods: In this paper, we propose a bed-mounted system that can be installed in a general operating room. Furthermore, we proposed a novel positioning arm suitable for a bed-mounted surgical robot system.
Results: The surgical possibility of the proposed bed-mounted system has been verified. Furthermore, the surgical possibility of the proposed system was confirmed using in vivo animal experiments.
Conclusions: A bed-mounted laparoscopic robotic system and a novel positioning arm was proposed. The study's ultimate goal is to enable robotic surgery in small and medium-sized hospitals by introducing the proposed bed-mounted laparoscopic robot system, allowing many people to receive high-quality medical services.
Keywords: bed-mounted system; laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; surgical robot system.
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