REMOTE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

Techniques involve insertion of instruments and viewing equipment into the body through natural orifice or punctures created by the surgeon.

Main advantage: rapid patient recovery, but disadvantage associated with reduced dexterity and workspace and sensory input to surgeon only available through a single video image.

Project Goal: Develop improved tools for endoscopic manipulation, sensing, and human interfaces for a teleoperative surgical workstation. Details of the positioning and surgical robots.