Title :
The development of a robotic endoscope
Author :
Slatkin, A. ; Burdick, Joel ; Grundfest, Warren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of a prototype robotic endoscope for gastrointestinal diagnosis and therapy. The goal of this device is to access, in a minimally invasive fashion, the portions of the small intestine that cannot be accessed by conventional endoscopes. This paper describes the macroscopic design and function of the device, and the results of preliminary experiments that validate the concept
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; biomedical equipment; biomedical imaging; micromechanical devices; patient treatment; robots; gastrointestinal diagnosis; gastrointestinal therapy; macroscopic design; robotic endoscope; small intestine; Biomedical imaging; Diseases; Endoscopes; Gastrointestinal tract; Intestines; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical robotics; Medical treatment; Minimally invasive surgery; Prototypes; Robots; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems 95. 'Human Robot Interaction and Cooperative Robots', Proceedings. 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7108-4
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.1995.526155
