Medical technologies and challenges of robot-assisted minimally invasive intervention and diagnostics
Emerging paradigms furthering the reach of medical technology into human anatomy
present unique modeling, control, and sensing problems. This review provides a brief history …
present unique modeling, control, and sensing problems. This review provides a brief history …
Swallowable medical devices for diagnosis and surgery: the state of the art
The first wireless camera pills created a revolutionary new perspective for engineers and
physicians, demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of achieving medical objectives …
physicians, demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of achieving medical objectives …
Development of the SJTU unfoldable robotic system (SURS) for single port laparoscopy
K Xu, J Zhao, M Fu - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) has attracted continuous attention in the past decade due to
the potential of generating better surgical outcomes than the traditional multiport …
the potential of generating better surgical outcomes than the traditional multiport …
Design of a novel bimanual robotic system for single-port laparoscopy
M Piccigallo, U Scarfogliero, C Quaglia… - IEEE/ASME …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and fabrication of Single-Port lapaRoscopy bImaNual roboT
(SPRINT), a novel teleoperated robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. SPRINT …
(SPRINT), a novel teleoperated robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. SPRINT …
Review of surgical robotic systems for keyhole and endoscopic procedures: state of the art and perspectives
Minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures, benefits
patients in terms of improved postoperative outcomes and short recovery time. The …
patients in terms of improved postoperative outcomes and short recovery time. The …
Master and slave transluminal endoscopic robot (MASTER) for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
SJ Phee, SC Low, VA Huynh… - … Conference of the …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although the flexible endoscopy has been widely used in the medical field for many years,
there is still great potential in improving the endoscopist's capability to perform therapeutic …
there is still great potential in improving the endoscopist's capability to perform therapeutic …
Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
Background Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) represents one of the
most significant innovations in surgery to emerge since the advent of laparoscopy. A decade …
most significant innovations in surgery to emerge since the advent of laparoscopy. A decade …
[HTML][HTML] A technical review of flexible endoscopic multitasking platforms
BPM Yeung, T Gourlay - International journal of surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Further development of advanced therapeutic endoscopic techniques and
natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) requires a powerful flexible …
natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) requires a powerful flexible …
A survey of transoral robotic mechanisms: Distal dexterity, variable stiffness, and triangulation
X Gu, H Ren - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2023 - spj.science.org
Robot-assisted technologies are being investigated to overcome the limitations of the
current solutions for transoral surgeries, which suffer from constrained insertion ports …
current solutions for transoral surgeries, which suffer from constrained insertion ports …
A multitasking platform for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES): a benchtop comparison of a new device for flexible endoscopic surgery and a …
GO Spaun, B Zheng, LL Swanström - Surgical endoscopy, 2009 - Springer
Background A unique endoscopic platform with two independent end-effectors, each with
five degrees of freedom, and an ergonomic user interface has been developed to address …
five degrees of freedom, and an ergonomic user interface has been developed to address …