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WHERE ENGINEERING MEETS NEUROSURGERY
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In 2015, the Brain Tool Laboratory was established by Dr. Patrick Codd as a collaboration between the Department of Neurosurgery and the Pratt School of Engineering.
Since that time, engineers and neurosurgeons have worked together to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing the surgical community. Fostering a true atmosphere of collaboration, the Brain Tool Laboratory is in a unique position to bring about significant change to the field of surgical robotics. Through a careful examination of surgical operations, researchers approach each problem by stripping away the physical and mental constraints imposed by decades of traditional surgical methodology.
In this manner, the Brain Tool Laboratory is able to advance the field of surgical robotics while keeping patient benefit and overall device value as its highest priorities.
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RESEARCH & DISCOVERIES
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SURGICAL ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION
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SPECTRAL TISSUE CLASSIFICATION

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT TRACKING

SENSOR FUSION

COMPUTER VISION

AUGMENTED REALITY
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PEOPLE
Fielding the strongest team in translational surgical robotics research
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PATRICK CODD, M.D.
Lab Director
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
patrick.codd@dm.duke.edu

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PUBLISHED WORK
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CONTACT US
Duke University - North Building
304 Research Drive Durham, NC
919-681-2610
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