Open AccessRobot-assisted laser tissue soldering system
Author(s) -
Svetlana Basov,
Amit Milstein,
Erez Sulimani,
Max Platkov,
Eli Peretz,
M. Rattunde,
J. Wagner,
Uri Netz,
Abraham Katzir,
Ilaisky
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.9.005635
Subject(s) - soldering , tearing , laser , biomedical engineering , materials science , ex vivo , computer science , medicine , in vivo , optics , composite material , biology , physics , microbiology and biotechnology
Fast and reliable incision closure is critical in any surgical intervention. Common solutions are sutures and clips or adhesives, but they all present difficulties. These difficulties are especially pronounced in classical and robot-assisted minimally-invasive interventions. Laser soldering methods present a promising alternative, but their reproducibility is limited. We present a system that combines a previously reported laser soldering system with a robotic system, and demonstrate its feasibility on the incision-closure of ex-vivo mice skins. In this demonstration, we measured tearing forces of ~2.5N, 73% of the tearing force of a mouse skin without an incision. This robot-assisted laser soldering technique has the potential to make laser tissue soldering more reproducible and revolutionize surgical tissue bonding.