Design methodology for a novel multifunction laparoscopic tool: Engineering for surgeons' needs

Carl A. Nelson, David J. Miller, Dmitry Oleynikov

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8 Scopus citations

Abstract

In minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the small number of incisions necessitates the insertion and removal of many different instruments to complete a given procedure. Using the technique of functional decomposition, it was found that some functions are repeated for different instruments, such as positioning and actuation of the tool's tip. Axiomatic design principles motivated a redesign of current technology to consolidate these repeated functions into a single multifunction tool. The investigators surveyed a laparoscopic surgeon to obtain functional requirements and their relative importance in MIS. These requirements were used in a Quality Function Deployment analysis to design a laparoscopic tool which combined the functionalities of multiple tools into one handheld device, and allowed the integration of the surgeon's needs into the design. This novel tool eliminates the need to remove and reinsert multiple tools during a surgical procedure and decreases the OR time, monetary cost and trauma to the patient.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Pages343-348
Number of pages6
Volume125
StatePublished - 2007
Event15th Annual Conference on Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, MMVR 2007 - Long Beach, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 6 2007Feb 9 2007

Other

Other15th Annual Conference on Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, MMVR 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLong Beach, CA
Period2/6/072/9/07

Keywords

  • axiomatic design
  • functional decomposition
  • laparoscopic surgical tool
  • Minimally invasive surgery
  • quality function deployment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management
  • General Medicine

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