Title :
Design of a Dexterous and Compact Laparoscopic Assistant Robot
Author :
Shin, Won-Ho ; Ko, Seong-Young ; Kwon, Dong-Soo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul
Abstract :
Laparoscopic surgery is a surgical approach that is performed with special surgical tools and a laparoscope. Due to its minimally invasive nature, there have been many attempts to improve its performance by applying robotics technology. In this paper, a 5-DOF laparoscopic assistant robot system with a bending mechanism is presented. A representative feature of this robotic system is that it has increased workspace to perform various laparoscopic surgeries. In addition, the proposed system can provide internal views with different perspectives. The system is expected to have sufficient safety features and an easy to sterilize mechanism for applications in various laparoscopic surgeries
Keywords :
dexterous manipulators; endoscopes; medical robotics; surgery; 5-DOF laparoscopic assistant robot; bending mechanism; dexterous design; laparoscopic surgery; Abdomen; Cameras; Control systems; Laparoscopes; Manipulators; Mechanical engineering; Minimally invasive surgery; Mobile robots; Robot vision systems; Surges; Bending Mechanism; Laparoscopic Surgery; Surgical Assistant Robot; Surgical Robotics;
Conference_Titel :
SICE-ICASE, 2006. International Joint Conference
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
89-950038-4-7
Electronic_ISBN :
89-950038-5-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2006.315613
