Surgical Force Signatures

Abstract

The current project aimed to improve the scientific understanding of the biomechanics and human factors of surgery. Two interfaces out of the three that exist in minimally invasive surgery were studied: (1) endoscipic tool-tip I tissue and (2) surgeon hand I endoscopic tool. The first task involved development of an endoscopic surgical grasper with computer control and a force feedback (haptic) user interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA373328

Entities

People

  • Blake Hannaford
  • Mika Sinanan

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biliary Tract
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Haptics
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Medical Personnel
  • Students
  • Surgery
  • Test Methods
  • User Interface
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.