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... microsurgical forceps robotic teleoperation robotic medical instruments minimally invasive surgery trans-oral laser microsurgery Malignancies, such as cyst, polyps, nodules, and cancerous tumors, are common occurrences in the upper aero-digestive tract of humans. In 1972, Jako [ 1 ] replaced...

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... fistulas and is able to reduce the risk of injuries to healthy tissue encircling the fistulous tract. anal fistula core out fecal incontinence fistulectomy minimally invasive surgery Management of high fistula-in-ano remains a significant surgical challenge. Low anal fistulas may...

...Masoud Kalantari; Mohammadreza Ramezanifard; Javad Dargahi; Jozsef Kövecses Detection of hard inclusions within soft tissue in robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS), also referred to as laparoscopic surgery, is of great importance, both in clinical and surgical applications. In clinical...

... by a focused end-user group to evaluate its performance and obtain feedback for the next stage of technology development. 2006 , “ Minimally Invasive Treatment—Technology Assessment ,” Frost & Sullivan Market Report. 2008 , “ Minimally Invasive Surgery ,” Kalorama Information Market Report...

... tips to the surgical site from their storage locations. In this study we have adopted a multifaceted approach to biomedical device design: functional decomposition to determine problems with the current minimally invasive surgery paradigm, axiomatic design to ensure an efficient design, and quality...

...Gregory Tholey; Jaydev P. Desai The introduction of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) into the operating room has led to significant advantages over conventional open surgery. Furthermore, the migration toward robot-assisted MIS over the past decade has provided additional advantages. However...

...Xiaoli Zhang; Carl A. Nelson The size and limited dexterity of current surgical robotic systems are factors that limit their usefulness. To improve the level of assimilation of surgical robots in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), a compact, lightweight surgical robotic positioning mechanism...