A Method of Measuring Force/Torque at the Tool/Tissue Interface in Endoscopy

The adoption of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and Robot-Assisted MIS has resulted in the distortion of haptic cues surgeons rely on. The application of excessive force during port creation has lead to increased surgical access trauma. This study aims to quantify the forces experienced during po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bakirtzian, Armen
Other Authors: Ternamian, Artin
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25418