3 accepted papers
In a minimally invasive surgery, new flexible instruments enable safer and easier access to difficult-to-reach anatomical regions. However, their introduction into the clinical workflow requires robust replanning because navigation errors during surgery render initially planned trajectories infeasib
Exoskeletons are wearable robotic systems to assist the human body concerning power and accuracy. In this work, an upper limb exoskeleton with seven degrees of freedom provides haptic guidance to the user enhancing accuracy of the target position and constant thrust force during drilling tasks. Ther…
Haptic feedback for minimally invasive surgery is a widely debated topic, especially force sensors for this kind of application are thoroughly researched. The current state-of-the-art includes several realization options, but none of them are suitable to be integrated in small diameter instruments.…