Continuous Tracking Surgical Assistance System (CTSAS)
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards, celebrating the program's 60th Anniversary this year, has long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2022 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Analytical/Test
Developers: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)
Taiwan
Product Description:CTSAS is the first surgical navigation system using the dodecahedral marker which has maximum viewing angles and greatly reduces the tracker’s volume. Combined with real-time visualization and navigation corrections of patient’s anatomy, the system can track each vertebra for improved accuracy, especially in the procedure of multilevel spinal surgeries.
Developers: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC)
Taiwan
Product Description:CTSAS is the first surgical navigation system using the dodecahedral marker which has maximum viewing angles and greatly reduces the tracker’s volume. Combined with real-time visualization and navigation corrections of patient’s anatomy, the system can track each vertebra for improved accuracy, especially in the procedure of multilevel spinal surgeries.
photo of the CTSAS