Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) reduces trauma and improves patient recovery. Traditional
laparoscopic procedures are performed using multiple long, thin tools that are inserted …

Introduction. Minimally invasive techniques have become the standard for a variety of
procedures across all surgical specialties. There has been a recent move to integrate robotic …

A robotic system was designed and developed to perform the camera handling task during
laparoscopic surgery. The system employs an effective low cost mechanism, with a minimum …

Laparoscopic robots have been widely adopted in modern medical practice. However,
explicitly interacting with these robots may increase the physical and cognitive load on the …

Background Existing methods used to perform laparoendoscopic single‐site surgery (LESS)
require multiple laparoscopic tools that are inserted into the peritoneal cavity through a …

Background An automated instrument tracking procedure was designed and developed for
autonomous control of a cameraman robot during laparoscopic surgery. Material and …

Surgical robotic systems have a great impact on the application of laparoscopic surgeries in
the operating room. The advent of externally operated surgical robots has prompted the first …

Purpose-In this report, technical operation of “RoboLens” as an assistant robot for
laparoscopic surgery has been illustrated. Methods-First, the RoboLens® mechanical …

Current laparoscopic surgeries suffer from inconvenient, limited visualization due to the
small incisions. It normally needs an assistant to hold and readjust a laparoscope to view the …

The concept of a hand guided robotic drill has been inspired by an automated, arm
supported robotic drill recently applied in clinical practice to produce cochleostomies without …