Seide K, Faschingbauer M, Wenzl M E, Weinrich N, Juergens C
Berufsgenossenschaftliches Unfallkrankenhaus (Trauma Center), Hamburg, Germany.
Int J Med Robot. 2004 Jun;1(1):64-9. doi: 10.1002/rcs.6.
Using hexapod robot kinematics, an external fixator adjustable in all six spatial degrees of freedom was developed. As usual with a robot system, bone movements can be accomplished with high precision. Contrary to conventional external fixators any three-dimensional movement is realisable without giving up stability or the necessity to change parts of the construction during the treatment. At first a manually controlled fixator with appropriate software was developed. Then electromotor elements were added, resulting in a "fracture reduction robot" and a fixator featuring load measurement capabilities was built. Finally the concept was extended into an "intelligent fixator" which will accomplish automatically controlled fracture and deformity treatment in the future.
利用六足机器人运动学原理，开发了一种在六个空间自由度上均可调节的外固定器。与常规机器人系统一样，骨骼运动能够高精度完成。与传统外固定器不同的是，无需牺牲稳定性或在治疗过程中更换结构部件，即可实现任何三维运动。最初开发了一种带有相应软件的手动控制固定器。随后添加了电动元件，制成了一台“骨折复位机器人”，并构建了一种具有载荷测量功能的固定器。最后，该概念扩展为一种“智能固定器”，未来将能自动控制骨折和畸形治疗。
