...JungHun Choi; Jonathan Litten 15 06 2011 15 06 2011 actuators biomedical optical imaging endoscopes manipulators medical robotics position control Colonoscopy can be associated with many problems, such as mechanical trauma due to the distal tip contacting the colon wall...

...Frank L. Hammond, III 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 cooperative systems design engineering manipulators medical robotics redundancy robot kinematics surgery The transition from multiple-port to single-port robotic systems in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures has made...

...Xiaoli Zhang; Songpo Li; Roszel Guy 13 06 2011 13 06 2011 force feedback force measurement manipulators medical computing medical robotics surgery telemedicine In order to regain haptic feedback when utilizing robot-assisted surgical techniques in the telesurgery...

...Devin R. Berg; Timothy P. Kinney; Perry Y. Li; Arthur G. Erdman 13 06 2011 13 06 2011 biological organs biological tissues force measurement manipulators medical robotics surgery Through the use of a cadaveric porcine model, forces necessary for manipulation...

... manipulator to mobilize the uterus for better access of laparoscopic tools. A prototype of the separation tool, MobiSep, has been manufactured. The new separation principle has been evaluated in a test setup. Over the device a tubular piece of tissue was mounted, resembling the vagina wall. The results show...

.... In the last 10 years, a number of upper arm training devices have emerged. However, due to their size and weight, their use is restricted to clinics and research laboratories. Our proposed wearable exoskeleton builds upon our research experience in wire driven manipulators and design of rehabilitative systems...

... grasper with tridirectional force measurement capability for applications in robot-assisted MIS. The instrumented laparoscopic grasper is capable of measuring the normal grasping force, as well as the manipulation forces (horizontal and vertical) during grasping tasks. The grasper also has a modular...

... from ultrasound scanning technology using a robot as the probe manipulator. The authors of this paper have designed a new parallel robot along these lines. In response to the great concern for safety generated by the use of robots in medicine, we present a new approach for static balancing to enhance...