In Silico Investigation of a Surgical Interface for Remote Control of Modular Miniature Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Aim. Modular mini-robots can be used in novel minimally invasive surgery techniques like natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and laparoendoscopic single site (LESS) surgery. The control of these miniature assistants is complicated. The aim of this study is the in silico investiga...

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Main Authors: Apollon Zygomalas, Konstantinos Giokas, Dimitrios Koutsouris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Minimally Invasive Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/307641