Deployable, Variable Stiffness, Cable Driven Robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) imposes a trade-off between non-invasive access and surgical capability. Treatment of early gastric cancers over 20 mm in diameter can be achieved by performing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) with a flexible endoscope; however, this procedure is technically c...

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Main Authors: Mark Runciman, James Avery, Ming Zhao, Ara Darzi, George P. Mylonas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/frobt.2019.00141/full