Laparoscopic Camera Test Fixture

Intuitive Surgical Engineering, 2018-19

Liaison(s): Diana Friedman ’04, Krithika Muralidharan
Advisor(s): Angela Lee
Students(s): Jacob Garcia, Sabrine Griffith (F), Ice Limchantra (TL), Victoria Marino (S), Greg Murphy (S), Ellie Naudzius (F), Hiroki Ohara (FE-S), Freddie Simental (F)

Laparoscopic cameras are used to visually aid surgeons during minimally invasive robotic surgeries. The Clinic team designed and built an automated life-test system for a third party laparoscopic camera. The finalized designs for testing each subsystem of the camera were integrated into one overall system that conducts adaptive tests. This automated system aims to decrease technician involvement and reduce human error in determining failure metrics.