Hand-held robotic instrument for dextrous laparoscopic interventions

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-338

  Piccigallo, Marco ^a,b   Focacci, Francesco ^a   Tonet, Oliver ^a   Megali, Giuseppe ^a,c   Quaglia, Claudio ^a   Dario, Paolo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b IMT SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES LUCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hand held; Mechatronics; Robotic manipulator

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERGONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; MANIPULATORS; ROBOTIC SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

3 DEGREES OF FREEDOM; CONTROL MODES; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS; DIRECT MAPPING; HAND-HOLD; LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT; MECHANICAL; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

END EFFECTORS;

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 59449089372     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.214     Document Type: Article

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