Title :
A modular magnetic platform for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery
Author :
Tortora, Giuseppe ; Salerno, M. ; Ranzani, Tommaso ; Tognarelli, S. ; Dario, P. ; Menciassi, A.
Author_Institution :
BioRobotics Inst., Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Modern surgery is currently developing NOTES (Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery) robotic approaches to enable scarless surgical procedures. Despite of the variegated devices proposed, they still have several limitations. In this work, we propose a surgical platform composed of specialized modules, in order to provide the overall system with adequate stability, dexterity and force generation. The concept behind the platform, the main modules and their performance are described to highlight the system potential to outperform current NOTES procedures.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; endoscopes; medical robotics; surgery; NOTES robotic approach; Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery; dexterity; force generation; modular magnetic platform; scarless surgical procedures; stability; Endoscopes; Force; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic levitation; Robots; Surgery; Wireless communication; Endoluminal surgery; NOTES; modular robot;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610985
