TY - GEN
T1 - Dexterous miniature in vivo robot for NOTES
AU - Lehman, Amy C.
AU - Wood, Nathan A.
AU - Dumpert, Jason
AU - Oleynikov, Dmitry
AU - Farritor, Shane M.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The complete elimination of external incisions through natural orifice access to the peritoneal cavity is potentially the next step in reducing the invasiveness of surgery. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) provides distinct patient advantages, but is surgically challenging. For the NOTES approach to be applied routinely, devices need to be developed that provide the surgeon with a stable multi-tasking platform for tissue manipulation and visualization. Much research towards device development for NOTES is based on the flexible endoscopy platform. However, these tools remain constrained by the entry incision and are further limited by challenges in tool triangulation, and multi-tasking capabilities. An alternative approach is the use of miniature in vivo robots that can be fully introduced into the peritoneal cavity through a natural orifice. A robotic platform for NOTES is being developed that attempts to emulate laparoscopic capabilities and control. This paper presents the prototype design of this platform and in vivo feasibility studies in non-survivable animal model procedures.
AB - The complete elimination of external incisions through natural orifice access to the peritoneal cavity is potentially the next step in reducing the invasiveness of surgery. Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) provides distinct patient advantages, but is surgically challenging. For the NOTES approach to be applied routinely, devices need to be developed that provide the surgeon with a stable multi-tasking platform for tissue manipulation and visualization. Much research towards device development for NOTES is based on the flexible endoscopy platform. However, these tools remain constrained by the entry incision and are further limited by challenges in tool triangulation, and multi-tasking capabilities. An alternative approach is the use of miniature in vivo robots that can be fully introduced into the peritoneal cavity through a natural orifice. A robotic platform for NOTES is being developed that attempts to emulate laparoscopic capabilities and control. This paper presents the prototype design of this platform and in vivo feasibility studies in non-survivable animal model procedures.
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U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762898
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762898
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:63049139773
SN - 9781424428830
T3 - Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008
SP - 244
EP - 249
BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008
T2 - 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008
Y2 - 19 October 2008 through 22 October 2008
ER -