Ergonomic master controller for flexible endoscopic gastrointestinal robot manipulator

Z. M. Thant, S. C. Low, S. W. Tang, L. Phee, K. Y. Ho, S. C. Chung

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Abstract

In line with minimally invasive surgery (MIS), flexible endoscopy is used to inspect and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract without the need for creating an artificial opening on the patient's body. The proposed robotic system is capable of performing therapeutic interventions in flexible endoscopy, which are currently not possible with conventional endoscopes. It consists of a master console and a slave. The latter is a cable driven flexible robotic manipulator that can be inserted into tool channel of existing endoscopes or attached in tandem to the endoscope. In this paper, we discuss the overall robotic system and the design requirements and the instrumentation of the anthropomorphic master device that can be used to effectively control the slave manipulator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICBPE 2006 - Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Pages575-579
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventICBPE 2006 - 2006 International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: Dec 11 2006Dec 14 2006

Publication series

NameICBPE 2006 - Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering

Conference

ConferenceICBPE 2006 - 2006 International Conference on Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Engineering
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period12/11/0612/14/06

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Keywords

  • Master-slave
  • Robotics
  • Surgery

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