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- Title
Miniature in vivo robot for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery.
- Authors
Dolghi, Oleg; Strabala, Kyle W; Wortman, Tyler D; Goede, Matthew R; Farritor, Shane M; Oleynikov, Dmitry
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to develop a multidexterous robot capable of generating the required forces and speeds to perform surgical tasks intra-abdominally. Current laparoscopic surgical robots are expensive, bulky, and fundamentally constrained by a small entry incision. A new approach to minimally invasive surgery places the robot completely within the patient. Miniature in vivo robots may allow surgeons to overcome current laparoscopic constraints such as dexterity, orientation, and visualization.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2011, Vol 25, Issue 10, p3453
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-011-1687-0