DocumentCode
1597038
Title
Remote operation of a micro-surgical system
Author
Mitsuishi, Mamoru ; IIZUKA, Yasuhiro ; Watanabe, Hiroyoshi ; Hashizume, Hiroyuki ; Fujiwara, Kazuo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng. Synthesis, Tokyo Univ., Japan
Volume
2
fYear
1998
Firstpage
1013
Abstract
Describes a tele-micro-surgical system and an experiment in suturing an artificial blood vessel with diameter approximately 1 mm. An experiment was performed on September 25th and 26th, 1997 at an “operation room” and “surgery site” separated by a distance of approximately 700 km. In the experiment the vessel was successfully sutured by a surgeon
Keywords
CCD image sensors; active vision; manipulators; position control; surgery; telerobotics; user interfaces; artificial blood vessel; micro-surgical system; remote operation; suturing; telemedicine; Blood vessels; ISDN; Internet; Medical diagnostic imaging; Motion analysis; Orthopedic surgery; Safety; Surges; Throughput; Visualization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Leuven
ISSN
1050-4729
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4300-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROBOT.1998.677220
Filename
677220
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