Device to provide intuitive assistance in laparoscope holding.
biomechanical · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1007/s10439-008-9626-5.
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Abstract
This work proposes a new navigation device which autonomously handles the laparoscope, with a view to reducing latency and adjusting optics in real time. The system designed is an intuitive mechatronic device with three degrees of freedom and a sole active articulation. The device uses the point of insertion as the invariant point for navigation and has a work space that closely resembles an inverted cone.
Medical subject headings
- Laparoscopes
- Man-Machine Systems
- Robotics
- Surgery, Computer-Assisted
- User-Computer Interface