A review on flexible robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery
Recently, flexible robotic systems are developed to enhance minimally invasive
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …
Microsurgery robots: applications, design, and development
T Wang, H Li, T Pu, L Yang - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microsurgical techniques have been widely utilized in various surgical specialties, such as
ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology, which require intricate and precise …
ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology, which require intricate and precise …
Robotic retinal surgery
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 …
clear use case for robotics and assistive technology. In retinal surgery, precision is …
Miniature continuum manipulator with three degrees-of-freedom force sensing for retinal microsurgery
Retinal microsurgery requires the precise manipulation of delicate tissue in the interior of the
eye. Smart surgical instruments with dexterous tip and force sensing capabilities can permit …
eye. Smart surgical instruments with dexterous tip and force sensing capabilities can permit …
A review of robotic and OCT-aided systems for vitreoretinal surgery
EZ Ahronovich, N Simaan, KM Joos - Advances in therapy, 2021 - Springer
The introduction of the intraocular vitrectomy instrument by Machemer et al. has led to
remarkable advancements in vitreoretinal surgery enabling the limitations of human …
remarkable advancements in vitreoretinal surgery enabling the limitations of human …
A 5-DOFs robot for posterior segment eye microsurgery
In retinal surgery clinicians access the internal volume of the eyeball through small scale
trocar ports, typically 0.65 mm in diameter, to treat vitreoretinal disorders like idiopathic …
trocar ports, typically 0.65 mm in diameter, to treat vitreoretinal disorders like idiopathic …
Hydraulically steerable micro guidewire capable of distal sharp steering
S Kang, DY Lee - IEEE Transactions on Biomedical …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Current steerable catheters or guidewires often cannot advance into small diameter vessels
due to their large diameters or lack of sharp steering capacity. This paper proposes a …
due to their large diameters or lack of sharp steering capacity. This paper proposes a …
Toward improving safety in neurosurgery with an active handheld instrument
Microsurgical procedures, such as petroclival meningioma resection, require careful surgical
actions in order to remove tumor tissue, while avoiding brain and vessel damaging. Such …
actions in order to remove tumor tissue, while avoiding brain and vessel damaging. Such …
Design, modelling and teleoperation of a 2 mm diameter compliant instrument for the da Vinci platform
This work explores the feasibility of creating and accurately controlling an instrument for
robotic surgery with a 2 mm diameter and a three degree-of-freedom (DoF) wrist which is …
robotic surgery with a 2 mm diameter and a three degree-of-freedom (DoF) wrist which is …
intraOcular RoBotic Interventional System (iORBIS): Mechanical design for distally-actuated instrument insertion and automatic tool change
CW Chen, HC Chen, HY Yang, XY Zeng, XH Wu… - … and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
Parallelogram-based remote center-of-motion (RCM) mechanisms have been intensively
deployed in intraocular surgical robots. However, the actuation of instrument linear …
deployed in intraocular surgical robots. However, the actuation of instrument linear …