Surgical Audio Guidance: Enhancing Surgery and Surgical Data Exploitation Through Proximal Vibro-acoustic Sensing of Tool-Tissue Interactions

Surgical Audio Guidance utilizes vibroacoustic signals from surgical instrument interactions to enhance minimally invasive surgery. It offers real-time haptic feedback and navigational data, addressing the limitations of current methods. Its adaptability and cost-effectiveness make it a promising technology for surgical precision and a valuable new source of complementary data in the field of Surgical Data Science.Clinical Relevance: Proximal vibro-acoustic sensing has the potential to contribute as a novel data source in surgical data science, promising comprehensive insights and enhanced surgeon performance, while also addressing the limitations of current technologies.