Macro-Micro Multi-Arm Robot for Single-Port Access Surgery
2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)(2019)
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Minimally invasive surgery is now a well established field in surgery but continuous efforts are made to reduce invasiveness even further. This paper proposes a novel concept of small-diameter multi-arm robot for SinglePort Access Surgery. The concept introduces a combination of backbone and actuation principles in a macro-micro fashion to achieve an excellent decoupling of the triangulation platform (macro) and of the end-effectors (micro). Concentric tube robots are used for the triangulation platform, while compliant fluidic-actuated bending segments are used as end-effectors. The fluidic actuation is advantageous as it minimally interferes with the triangulation platform. The triangulation platform on the other hand provides a stable base for the end-effectors such that large distal actuation bandwidth can be achieved. A specific embodiment for Spina Bifida repair is developed and proposed. The surgical and technical requirements as well as the mechanical design are presented in details. A first prototype is built and characterization experiments are conducted to evaluate its performance.
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macro-micromultiarm robot,single-port access surgery,minimally invasive surgery,continuous efforts,small-diameter multiarm robot,macro-microfashion,end-effectors,concentric tube robots,fluidic-actuated bending segments,fluidic actuation,distal actuation bandwidth,Spina Bifida repair
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