Fiber-optic OCT sensor guided “SMART” micro-forceps for microsurgery | Zendy

Cheol Song | Zendy; Dong Yong Park | Zendy; Peter Gehlbach | Zendy; Seong Jin Park | Zendy; Jin U. Kang | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Fiber-optic OCT sensor guided “SMART” micro-forceps for microsurgery

Author(s) -

Cheol Song,

Dong Yong Park,

Peter Gehlbach,

Seong Jin Park,

Jin U. Kang

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

biomedical optics express

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362

H-Index - 86

ISSN - 2156-7085

DOI - 10.1364/boe.4.001045

Subject(s) - forceps , optical coherence tomography , computer science , biomedical engineering , optical fiber , microsurgery , materials science , surgery , medicine , ophthalmology , telecommunications

A handheld Smart Micromanipulation Aided Robotic-surgery Tool (SMART) micro-forceps guided by a fiber-optic common-path optical coherence tomography (CP-OCT) sensor is presented. A fiber-optic CP-OCT distance and motion sensor is integrated into the shaft of a micro-forceps. The tool tip position is manipulated longitudinally through a closed loop control using a piezoelectric motor. This novel forceps design could significantly enhance safety, efficiency and surgical outcomes. The basic grasping and peeling functions of the micro-forceps are evaluated in dry phantoms and in a biological tissue model. As compared to freehand use, targeted grasping and peeling performance assisted by active tremor compensation, significantly improves micro-forceps user performance.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research