Title :
Design of robotic surgical instrument for minimally invasive surgical robot system
Author :
Kim, Chul Sung ; Park, Chang-Woo ; Kim, Bong-Seok ; Song, Jae-Bok ; Hwang, Jung-Hoon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Korea Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Laparoscopic surgery and the market for its robotic devices keep growing since postoperative complications are fewer and patients recover quicker than conventional laparotomy wounds, even though robotic surgery is 5-6 times more expensive than traditional laparotomy. We are developing surgical robot system with minimally invasive robotic surgical tools. And to use those tools in surgery, the mechanism of system needs to be simple and durable to reduce the cost of robotic surgery. In this paper, we present some mechanisms for minimally invasive surgical robot tools that have simple structure, easy to manufacture and control.
Keywords :
cost reduction; medical robotics; surgery; cost reduction; laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgical robot system; postoperative complications; robotic devices; robotic surgical instrument design; Instruments; Joints; Manipulators; Medical robotics; Minimally invasive surgery; Robotics surgery; minimally invasive surgery; surgical instrument; surgical robot tool;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2012 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
JeJu Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2247-8