Providing Aerial Views During Minimally Invasive Surgery

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Engineering, 2016-17

Liaison(s): Dr. Diana Friedman ’04, Dr. Andy Hazelton, Kayla Keifer Anderson
Advisor(s): Angie Lee ’05
Students(s): Faith Lemire-Baeten (TL-S), Sarah Nichols (TL-F), Daniel Rodriguez, Tyler Smallwood, Lupe Carlos (S), Michelle Lanterma (S), Zachary Shattler (F)

The Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Team will design, build, and test a device that works with the da Vinci Surgical System to provide a wide angle view of the patient’s entire body cavity for surgeons and operating room staff during minimally invasive surgery to augment the close-up view provided by the existing endoscope. This project has three main parts: the camera, the lighting, and the casing containing both of the previous components. The main areas of work are in minimizing the device size and providing as much lighting as possible.