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Development of a microsurgery-assisted robot for high-precision thread traction and tension control, and confirmation of its applicability
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Background: Microsurgery requires high skills for suturing using fragile threads, often within narrow surgical fields. Precise tension is required for good healing and to avoid the risk of thread breakage. Methods: To meet the demands, we developed a novel assist robot utilizing high‐precision sensorless haptic technology. The robot adopts a cable‐driven mechanism to maintain a distance from the surgical area and enhances compatibility with surgical equipment such as microscopes. The robot performance was verified through in vitro and in vivo experiments using a rat model. Results: The realization of precise tension control was confirmed in both experiments. In particular, in the in vivo experiments, the developed robot succeeded to produce a knot with an accurate tension of 0.66% error. Conclusions: The developed robot can realize to control traction force precisely. This technology might open up the window for a full assist robot for microsurgery with haptic feeling.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hangai, S., Nozaki, T., Soma, T., Miyashita, H., Asoda, S., Yazawa, M., Sato, K., Kawana, H., Ohnishi, K., & Kobayashi, E.
- Affiliations
- Keio University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Kobayashi, Eiji
- ORCID
- Venue
- The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-12
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e2205-e2205
- ISSN
- 1478-5951 (ISSN-L)
- 1478-596X
- PMC
- PMC7988610
- OpenAlex
- W3098541968
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP20he1702001)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Soft Robotics and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Surgical Simulation and Training
- Keywords
- microsurgery, surgical robots, suturing, cable-driven mechanism, knot tying, surgical assistance, rat model
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Equipment Design, Microsurgery, Software, Traction, User-Computer Interface, Rats, Robotic Surgical Procedures
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