Modular Teleoperated Robotic System allowing the remote manipulation of endoscopic and surgical instrument
TECHNOLOGY
- Master-slave robotic system for assistance of single-trocar-entry surgery
- 10 degrees of freedom
- Robotic system implemented through a computerized operating system and human-machine interfacing
APPLICATIONS
- Minimally invasive surgical procedures
- Instrument manipulation for medical as well as for industrial use
INNOVATION ADVANTAGES
- Only one surgeon needed for the intervention
- Allows the manipulation of three instruments simultaneously through the intuitive command interface
- Extensive number of possible operations: rotation, translation
- Easy to use and position
DEVELOPMENT STATUS
- Functional prototype tested by surgeons ex-vivo
- Improvement of the dedicated command interface and manipulation interface optimisation: ongoing
- Possibility to include a visual servoing system (WO/2002/113957)