TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of a hydraulic-driven flexible manipulator for neurosurgery
AU - Okayasu, Haruna
AU - Okamoto, Jun
AU - Fujie, Masakatsu G.
AU - Umezu, Mitsuo
AU - Iseki, Hiroshi
N1 - Funding Information:
We are indebted to Dr. A. E. Tomkinson (The University of Texas) for the generous gift of GST-DNA ligase IIIβ expression vector. This work was supported in part by a Grant-in Aid from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture of Japan.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - Minimally invasive surgery has recently become a key word in medical engineering. In this operation, to introduce instruments, spatulas, which push tissues aside and retain the approach path to the affected area and workspace for introducing instruments, are necessary. So, a new type of hydraulic-driven flexible manipulator for neurosurgery has been developed. With a balloon put on, by using only physiological saline for drive system that assures safety, especially in pressure, to brain tissue as well has a simple mechanism. In addition, this gives the advantage of MRI compatibility. We first designed and made the prototype, and then evaluated it.
AB - Minimally invasive surgery has recently become a key word in medical engineering. In this operation, to introduce instruments, spatulas, which push tissues aside and retain the approach path to the affected area and workspace for introducing instruments, are necessary. So, a new type of hydraulic-driven flexible manipulator for neurosurgery has been developed. With a balloon put on, by using only physiological saline for drive system that assures safety, especially in pressure, to brain tissue as well has a simple mechanism. In addition, this gives the advantage of MRI compatibility. We first designed and made the prototype, and then evaluated it.
KW - Hydraulic-driven system
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Neurosurgery
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U2 - 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00324-8
DO - 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00324-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84989909887
SN - 0531-5131
VL - 1256
SP - 607
EP - 612
JO - International Congress Series
JF - International Congress Series
IS - C
ER -