TraCy-MOR

Motivation

Cyber-physical medicine marks a turning point in various areas of future medicine. Patient health is becoming increasingly virtual and data-driven: Imaging technologies make it possible to visualize the human body without physical intervention. Digital models of the human body simulate organs and physiological processes and thus create the basis for the use of personalized therapies.

In the operating room, surgeons are increasingly being supported by collaborative robots that automatically take over operations during surgery. In addition, the use of artificial intelligence can be used to analyze medical data and images and thus support clinical decisions.

In order to actively shape research in these areas, a realistic environment is required in which new technologies can be researched and developed in a practical manner.

Project goals

The aim of the project is to set up a modular, cyber-medical operating theater equipped with modern medical devices and surgical tools. The focus is on cooperation between medicine, computer science and engineering to provide an interdisciplinary, cross-institute and cross-faculty platform for teaching, learning and research. In addition, the space will serve as an interface for collaborations such as with the Karlsruhe Municipal Hospital (SKK) and expand the scope for joint innovation.

Implementation

An existing laboratory on the KIT Campus West, in which the future cyber-medical operating room will be set up, will be made available for the realization of the project.

ITIV participation

As an institute of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at KIT, ITIV is involved in both the project management and the technical design of the future cyber-medical operating theater. The aim is to use the institute's expertise in systems engineering to design the operating theater as an ecosystem in which various medical devices interact intelligently with each other.