Microsurgical techniques have been widely utilized in various surgical specialties, such as
ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology, which require intricate and precise …

Insertion into delicate tissue, such as retina vein occlusion, cell manipulation, and
vitreoretinal injection, poses challenges to surgeons and biomedical researchers due to the …

Retinal surgery has long drawn the attention of engineers and clinicians who identified a
clear use case for robotics and assistive technology. In retinal surgery, precision is …

Notable challenges during retinal surgery lend themselves to robotic assistance, which has
proven beneficial in providing safe steady-hand manipulation. Efficient assistance from the …

The integration of robotics into retinal microsurgery leads to a reduction in surgeon
perception of tool-to-tissue interaction forces. This blunting of human tactile sensory input …

The concept of remote center of motion (RCM) is pivotal in a myriad of robotic applications,
encompassing areas such as medical robotics, orientation devices, and exoskeletal …

Objective: Robotics-assisted retinal microsurgery provides several benefits including
improvement of manipulation precision. The assistance provided to the surgeons by current …

Retinal surgery is a bimanual operation in which surgeons operate with an instrument in
their dominant hand (more capable hand) and simultaneously hold a light pipe (illuminating …

Vitreoretinal surgery is challenging even for expert surgeons owing to the delicate target
tissues and the diminutive workspace in the retina. In addition to improved dexterity and …

This work reports on the synthesis of a parallel Remote Center of Motion (RCM) mechanism,
and an optimized design for the use-case of robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery. A 2-DoF …