Semi Autonomous Detection of Bite Points for a Surgical Needle

In this paper, a semi-autonomous solution has been proposed where bite points or entry and exit points were calculated around a wounded region for the purpose of suturing. These bite points were calculated on either side of the wound at a distance of at least 3 mm from the center of the wound along its length. A user-friendly interface that has been provided can help assist the medical staff to manually perform segmentation of the wound and generate the optimal best-fit curve which are the prerequisites to the calculation of bite points. The final results obtained were validated on a scale of 0 to 10 by doctors who have had an average of 25 years of practice in the medical field. A score of 7.89 was obtained for the above-mentioned algorithm.