@inproceedings{41afc25c1bf34c8caf0a396e19038a86,
title = "Mechanical manipulator for intuitive control of endoscopic instruments with seven degrees of freedom",
abstract = "During Minimally Invasive Surgery (MS) surgeons operate through small holes in the patient's body and the movements of the instruments' handles about the incision are scaled and mirrored. Complex tasks like suturing are very demanding due to disturbed hand-eye coordination and instruments with limited Degrees Of Freedom (DOFs). Robotic systems enhance surgical dexterity by providing up to 7 DOFs. This allows the surgeon to operate with more intuitive manipulation of the instruments. Robotic systems, however, are very bulky, expensive and do not provide any force feedback. A relatively simple mechanical manipulator for MIS is developed as an alternative to robotic systems avoiding these drawbacks.",
keywords = "mechanical manipulator, surgical robotics, surgical instruments, intuitive control, endoscopic surgery, LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS, SUPPORTING AIDS, SURGEONS, DESIGN",
author = "JEN Jaspers and CA Grimbergen",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
isbn = "0-7803-8566-7",
series = "IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS",
publisher = "IEEE",
pages = "2479--2485",
booktitle = "2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, MAN & CYBERNETICS, VOLS 1-7",
note = "IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics ; Conference date: 10-10-2004 Through 13-10-2004",
}