• DocumentCode
    2115946
  • Title

    Small, soft, safe micromachine for minimally invasive surgery

  • Author

    Konishi, Satoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-20 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    This paper describes small, soft, and safe (S3) micromachine for minimally invasive medicine. We have developed pneumatic balloon actuator (PBA) as S3 micromachine. The PBA is applied to a retractor for spacing in front of the endoscope. The PBA based surgical tool for a retinal pigment epithelium transplantation is also reported to demonstrate advantages of S3 micromachine.
  • Keywords
    endoscopes; micromechanical devices; pneumatic actuators; small electric machines; surgery; S3 micromachine; endoscope; minimally invasive medicine; minimally invasive surgery; pneumatic balloon actuator; retinal pigment epithelium transplantation; surgical tool; Actuators; Electrostatic discharge; Endoscopes; Minimally invasive surgery; Pigments; Retina; PBA; S3 micromachine; retractor; transplantation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Future of Electron Devices, Kansai, (IMFEDK), 2011 International Meeting for
  • Conference_Location
    Osaka
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-145-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-61284-147-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IMFEDK.2011.5944824
  • Filename
    5944824
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2115946