Title :
A powered dexterous instrument with surgical effectors for telemanipulator assisted laparoscopy
Author :
Dautzenberg, P. ; Neisus, B. ; Trapp, R. ; Bueß, G.
Author_Institution :
Hauptabteilung Ingenieurtech., Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
Presents a powered dexterous instrument with surgical effecters, specially designed to be adjusted to a telemanipulator system. Several effecters, for example a needle transfer system or multifunctional effecters and several multi-link structures have been developed. A modular design allows a sufficient cleaning and sterilization. The instrument have been tested sucessfully in phantom and animal experiments. The integration of the instrument in an experimental telemanipulator has been finished
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; manipulators; surgery; animal experiments; cleaning; experimental telemanipulator; multifunctional effecters; multilink structures; needle transfer system; phantom experiments; powered dexterous instrument; sterilization; surgical effectors; telemanipulator assisted laparoscopy; Cleaning; Drives; Gears; Imaging phantoms; Laparoscopes; Minimally invasive surgery; Servomechanisms; Shafts; Surgical instruments; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579634
