Development of surgical forceps integrated with a multi-axial force sensor for minimally invasive robotic surgery
Uikyum Kim, Yong Bum Kim, Dong-Yeop Seok, Jinho So, Hyouk Ryeol Choi
Abstract
This paper aims to develop novel surgical forceps integrated with a three-axis force sensor for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS). To detect accurate force sensing, a force sensing system is integrated to a gripper of a surgical instrument. At the gripper side, two possible locations are considered, and the sensing system is installed to the distal region of the gripper, which gives major advantages such as the gripper's minimization, palpation function, and multi-axis force sensing. Based on the capacitive-type sensing method, the sensor enables the direct measurement of the three-axis force applied to surgical gripper tip. The sensorized gripper is simply designed at a low cost, composed of only four mechanical parts, and, the forceps including two grippers are installed to an instrument that is able to conduct a grasping motion. Therefore, it is used to evaluate the performance of the force sensing system. The sensorized forceps are experimentally validated by using a commercial sensor in an experimental set-up.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{iros2016_developmentofsur,
title = {Development of surgical forceps integrated with a multi-axial force sensor for minimally invasive robotic surgery},
author = {Uikyum Kim and Yong Bum Kim and Dong-Yeop Seok and Jinho So and Hyouk Ryeol Choi},
booktitle = {IROS 2016},
year = {2016}
}