Microelectromechanical systems for endoscopic cardiac surgery
Abstract
A completely endoscopic approach has been achieved clinically in highly selected cases of coronary revascularization, mitral valve repair, and closure of atrial septal defect using telerobotic manipulation systems. 1 However, a major drawback of endoscopic surgery is the lack of sensory feedback and the complete reliance on visual information. Computer-assisted techniques and tools are needed to supply the lacking tactile information. For example, tissue hardness may be transformed into a numerical value that could be interpreted as an index of what the surgeon would have felt with his fingers in open surgery. Highly sensitive and accurate sensors that replace human discrimination capabilities and that can be introduced inside the chest through small ports may improve the safety and reproducibility of endoscopic procedures.
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BibTeX
@article{Bonanomi-2003-8625,author = {Gianluca Bonanomi and Keith Rebello and Kyle Lebouitz and Cameron Riviere and Elena di Martino and David Vorp and Marco A. Zenati},
title = {Microelectromechanical systems for endoscopic cardiac surgery},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery},
year = {2003},
month = {September},
volume = {126},
number = {3},
pages = {851 - 852},
keywords = {medical robotics, cardiac surgery, MEMS},
}