Biomaterial Database

Review of robotic fixtures for minimally invasive surgery. 2004

F Cepolina, and R C Michelini

DIMEC-PMAR Lab, Instrumental Robot Design Research Group, Department of Machines Mechanics and Design, University of Genova, Italy. cepolina@dimec.unige.it

Instrumental robotics aims to provide function-oriented solutions for given technical problems. Micro-Electro- Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) technologies provide miniaturized instruments, capable of effective duty-cycles at millimeter ranges. This review of current developments describes example devices, developed for intracorporeal operations; - system architectures, mainly concerned with problem-solving approaches and synthetic outlines of modified methods and layouts. This review is principally concerned with technologies, but the nature of the medical surroundings cannot be disregarded. Robotic devices serve surgical staff to help them accomplish surgical procedures. Safety and reliability require high functional and structural performance, especially for the active, autonomous stages of the operation. All these aspects are considered, and an overview is presented of characteristic features generally required for the miniaturization of instruments used in remote access surgery.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008904	Miniaturization	The design or construction of objects greatly reduced in scale.	Miniaturisation,Miniaturisations,Miniaturizations
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012371	Robotics	The application of electronic, computerized control systems to mechanical devices designed to perform human functions. Formerly restricted to industry, but nowadays applied to artificial organs controlled by bionic (bioelectronic) devices, like automated insulin pumps and other prostheses.	Companion Robots,Humanoid Robots,Remote Operations (Robotics),Social Robots,Socially Assistive Robots,Telerobotics,Soft Robotics,Assistive Robot, Socially,Companion Robot,Humanoid Robot,Operation, Remote (Robotics),Operations, Remote (Robotics),Remote Operation (Robotics),Robot, Companion,Robot, Humanoid,Robot, Social,Robot, Socially Assistive,Robotic, Soft,Social Robot,Socially Assistive Robot,Soft Robotic
D019060	Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures	Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device.	Minimal Access Surgical Procedures,Minimal Surgical Procedures,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure,Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive,Minimal Surgical Procedure,Minimally Invasive Surgery,Procedure, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access,Minimally Invasive Surgeries,Surgeries, Minimally Invasive,Surgery, Minimally Invasive
D020811	Biomedical Technology	The application of technology to the solution of medical problems.	Health Care Technology,Health Technology,Biomedical Technologies,Technology, Biomedical,Technology, Health,Technology, Health Care