Pneumatic-type surgical robot end-effector for laparoscopic surgical-operation-by-wire

Pneumatic-type surgical robot end-effector for laparoscopic surgical-operation-by-wire

BACKGROUND Although minimally invasive surgery (MIS) affords several advantages compared to conventional open surgery, robotic MIS systems still have many limitations. One of the limitations is the non-uniform gripping force due to mechanical strings of the existing systems. To overcome this limitation, a surgical instrument with a pneumatic gripping system consisting of a compressor, catheter ...

Development of wire-driven laparoscopic surgical robotic system, "MU-LapaRobot"

new design is a wire-driven and motorized system. The design, implementation, experiment and results are discussed here. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop an interchangeable surgical robots which capable of human-robot collaboration and tele-operation.

Laparoscopic Surgical Robot for Remote In Vivo Training

The Laparobot is a tele-operated robot designed specifically for training surgeons in advanced laparoscopic techniques. The Laparobot allows a student to practice surgery on a remotely located animal. The system uses standard laparoscopic tools for both the student’s control interface and for performing the in vivo surgery, thereby providing a realistic training platform for non-robotic laparos...

Pneumatic dilatation and surgical myotomy for achalasia.

CONTEXT Pneumatic dilatation and surgical (Heller) myotomy are the 2 principal methods for treatment of achalasia. There are no population-based studies comparing outcomes of these 2 treatments in typical practice settings. OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of pneumatic dilatation and surgical myotomy for achalasia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective longitudinal study using li...

laparoscopic surgical education