Contents The challenge of endo- and transnasal surgery 158 What to expect from a robotized manipulator in endonasal surgery 158 Endoscope fulcrum points and reaction forces/torques 162 Summary of experimental…
Contents Micro-technologies and systems for robot-assisted laser phonomicrosurgery (μRALP): a new microrobot prototype driven by an endoscope for laser treatment of pathologies of the vocal folds 142 The Flex® Robotic System…
Contents Evidence of benefit of surgical navigation in ENT 20 General rules for using navigation systems 20 Imaging protocols 21 Navigation for sinus and anterior skull base surgery 21 Navigation…
Contents Degrees of freedom of a manipulator 38 Kind of joints possibly involved in a manipulator 38 Kinematic structures 38 Robot actuators 43 Speed-to-torque converters 46 Motors encoders and brakes…
Contents The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR): the role of intelligence and autonomy in surgical robotics 214 Robot-assisted microsurgery: the next step in reconstructive surgery 215 The Smart Tissue Autonomous…
Contents Introduction 80 Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in head and neck cancer: indications, limits and global technique 82 Transoral robotic surgery (TORS): selecting the basic instruments (other than the robot)…
Contents Surgical simulation: gadget, teaching tool, or surgical strategy aid? 220 Simulation in endoscopic endonasal surgery: review and perspectives 222 Surgical simulation: gadget, teaching tool, or surgical strategy aid? S.J. Daniel Introduction…
Contents Safety and normalization in surgical robotics 228 Economic assessment of transoral robotic-assisted surgery 231 Law, ethics, robots and surgery 232 Safety and normalization in surgical robotics B. Lombard Despite their…
Contents Robot-assisted surgery in thyroid procedures 118 Robot-assisted neck dissection in thyroid and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma 122 Robotic surgery of the nasopharynx 132 Transoral robotic surgery for…
Contents Classes of surgical robots 54 Human-robot input interfaces 56 Haptic and force feedbacks 57 Linking robots to navigation systems 58 Virtual fixtures 58 Giving robots surgical intelligence 59 This…
