David J Miller

Summary

Affiliation: University of Nebraska
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Pre-operative ordering of minimally invasive surgical tools: a fuzzy inference system approach
    David J Miller
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, N104 Walter Scott Engineering Center, P O Box 880656, Lincoln, NE 68588 0656, USA
    Artif Intell Med 43:35-45. 2008
  2. ncbi Shortened OR time and decreased patient risk through use of a modular surgical instrument with artificial intelligence
    David J Miller
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
    Surg Endosc 23:1099-105. 2009
  3. ncbi Modeling surgical tool selection patterns as a "traveling salesman problem" for optimizing a modular surgical tool system
    Carl A Nelson
    Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 132:322-6. 2008
  4. ncbi Design methodology for a novel multifunction laparoscopic tool: engineering for surgeons' needs
    Carl A Nelson
    Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 125:343-8. 2007

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Pre-operative ordering of minimally invasive surgical tools: a fuzzy inference system approach
    David J Miller
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, N104 Walter Scott Engineering Center, P O Box 880656, Lincoln, NE 68588 0656, USA
    Artif Intell Med 43:35-45. 2008
    ..With a limited number of access ports, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) often requires the complete removal of one tool and reinsertion of another in order to provide surgeons with the full functionality necessary to complete a procedure...
  2. ncbi Shortened OR time and decreased patient risk through use of a modular surgical instrument with artificial intelligence
    David J Miller
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
    Surg Endosc 23:1099-105. 2009
    ..Using this figure, estimated time savings for the procedures analyzed ranged from 2.5 to over 32 min, and on average, total surgery time can be reduced by almost 17% by using the multifunction tool...
  3. ncbi Modeling surgical tool selection patterns as a "traveling salesman problem" for optimizing a modular surgical tool system
    Carl A Nelson
    Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 132:322-6. 2008
    ..In a set of simulations, this method has shown superior performance at optimizing tool arrangements for streamlining surgical procedures...
  4. ncbi Design methodology for a novel multifunction laparoscopic tool: engineering for surgeons' needs
    Carl A Nelson
    Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 125:343-8. 2007
    ..This novel tool eliminates the need to remove and reinsert multiple tools during a surgical procedure and decreases the OR time, monetary cost and trauma to the patient...