Clinicon: A Service Robot Designed to Position and Transport Patient: First Conceptual Design and Applications Report

Authors

  • Sorayouth Chumnanvej Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok / Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology (BART LAB), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Preedipat Sattayasoonthorn Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology (BART LAB), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Dilok Puanhvuan Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Nuttawut Rohitasathira Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Jackrit Suthakorn Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology (BART LAB), Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Keywords:

Clinicon, Service robot, Position and transportation, Patients

Abstract

Generally, patients are needed to lift and move by doctors, nurses or medical assistances in the hospital. Simple pick and place patient is the usual way performing in hospitals and other medical services, particularly during emergent situations, within the operating room or changing to another hospital room or transporting to the other hospital. Transporting procedure are mainly essential for paralyzed or obese patients. In this present study, the robot called Clinicon, was presented with the feasibility and conceptual design to assist the medical teams to transport and also to position the patients particularly in the operating room with safety concern. The first main conceptual system of Clinicon consists of the line follow tracking system and the designed manipulator for transporting and positioning the patient to perform the task only in the operating room. However, this is still the conceptual design, the practical version robot; Clinicon, is quite challenge to be built in the future.

 

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Published

2012-12-28

How to Cite

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Chumnanvej S, Sattayasoonthorn P, Puanhvuan D, Rohitasathira N, Suthakorn J. Clinicon: A Service Robot Designed to Position and Transport Patient: First Conceptual Design and Applications Report. Rama Med J [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 21];35(4):247-56. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ramajournal/article/view/135384

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 4 (2012): October-December

Section

Original Articles