Force sensing and its application in minimally invasive surgery and therapy: a survey
The reduced access conditions of minimally invasive surgery and therapy (MIST) impair or
completely eliminate the feel of tool—tissue interaction forces. Many researchers have been …
completely eliminate the feel of tool—tissue interaction forces. Many researchers have been …
Force sensing with 1 mm fiber Bragg gratings for flexible endoscopic surgical robots
This article presents a novel force sensor to detect the distal force of tendon-sheath
mechanisms (TSMs) in flexible endoscopic surgical robots. We propose to measure the …
mechanisms (TSMs) in flexible endoscopic surgical robots. We propose to measure the …
A single-use haptic palpation probe for locating subcutaneous blood vessels in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery
S McKinley, A Garg, S Sen, R Kapadia… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design and evaluation of a novel low-cost palpation probe for Robot assisted
Minimally Invasive Surgery (RMIS) for localizing subcutaneous blood vessels. It measures …
Minimally Invasive Surgery (RMIS) for localizing subcutaneous blood vessels. It measures …
Intra-operative tumour localisation in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery: A review
Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery has many advantages compared to conventional
open surgery and also certain drawbacks: it causes less operative trauma and faster …
open surgery and also certain drawbacks: it causes less operative trauma and faster …
Robot-assisted tactile sensing for minimally invasive tumor localization
AL Trejos, J Jayender, MT Perri… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The 10 mm incisions used in minimally invasive cancer surgery prevent the direct palpation
of internal organs, making intraoperative tumor localization difficult. A tactile sensing …
of internal organs, making intraoperative tumor localization difficult. A tactile sensing …
Wireless tissue palpation for intraoperative detection of lumps in the soft tissue
In an open surgery, identification of precise margins for curative tissue resection is
performed by manual palpation. This is not the case for minimally invasive and robotic …
performed by manual palpation. This is not the case for minimally invasive and robotic …
Rolling mechanical imaging for tissue abnormality localization during minimally invasive surgery
We describe a novel approach for the localization of tissue abnormalities during minimally
invasive surgery using a force-sensitive wheeled probe. The concept is to fuse the …
invasive surgery using a force-sensitive wheeled probe. The concept is to fuse the …
Rolling indentation probe for tissue abnormality identification during minimally invasive surgery
This paper presents a novel optical fiber-based rolling indentation probe designed to
measure the stiffness distribution of a soft tissue while rolling over the tissue surface during …
measure the stiffness distribution of a soft tissue while rolling over the tissue surface during …
Fiber optics tactile array probe for tissue palpation during minimally invasive surgery
This paper presents a novel fiber optic tactile probe designed for tissue palpation during
minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The probe consists of 3× 4 tactile sensing elements at 2.6 …
minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The probe consists of 3× 4 tactile sensing elements at 2.6 …
An optical tactile array probe head for tissue palpation during minimally invasive surgery
This paper presents a novel tactile probe head designed for tissue palpation during
minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The probe head uses fiber optics and consists of 14 tactile …
minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The probe head uses fiber optics and consists of 14 tactile …