With the successful uptake and inclusion of robotic systems in minimally invasive surgery
and with the increasing application of robotic surgery (RS) in numerous surgical specialities …

Laser microsurgery is the current gold standard surgical technique for the treatment of
selected diseases in delicate organs such as the larynx. However, the operations require …

Robotics has a significant potential to enhance the overall capacity and efficiency of
healthcare systems. Robots can help surgeons perform better quality operations, leading to …

Combining laser technology with robotic precision and accuracy promises to introduce
significant advances in minimally invasive surgical interventions. Lasers have already …

Soft manipulators integrated with optical laser fibers offer new opportunities for endoscopic
noncontact laser surgery. To achieve precise laser projection in a confined workspace and …

The lack of haptic feedback during laser surgery procedures prevents surgeons from
accurately discerning the depth of the incisions they perform. In this paper we introduce a …

Fast and reliable incision closure is critical in any surgical intervention. Common solutions
are sutures and clips or adhesives, but they all present difficulties. These difficulties are …

A quantitative analysis method of CO2 laser treatments promotes laser treatment
performance and rapid clinical application of novel treatment devices. The in silico clinical …

This paper presents the concept of a technology for the automation of laser incisions on soft
tissue, especially for application in Transoral Laser Microsurgery (TLM) interventions. The …

Purpose Recent research has revealed that incision planning in laser surgery deploying
stylus and tablet outperforms micromanipulator control. However, vision-based adaption to …