Title :
Miniaturized robotic devices for endoluminal diagnosis and surgery: A single-module and a multiple-module approach
Author :
Menciassi, A. ; Dario, P.
Author_Institution :
CRIM Lab., Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
This contribution presents the authors´ activity in the field of miniaturized robots for surgical and diagnostic tasks with an endoluminal or a minimally invasive approach. Robotic capsules for diagnostic purposes in the gastrointestinal tract and endoluminal or transluminal robot concepts with bimanual abilities for surgical tasks will be presented, by highlighting the peculiarities of both approaches in terms of advantages, limitations and design challenges.
Keywords :
biological organs; medical robotics; microrobots; surgery; bimanual ability surgical tasks; diagnostic tasks; endoluminal diagnosis; endoluminal robot; gastrointestinal tract; miniaturized robotic devices; multiple-module approach; robotic capsules; single-module approach; transluminal robot; Abdomen; Capsule Endoscopes; Capsule Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Miniaturization; Robotics; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334474
