Regardless of purpose, robotics fundamentally describes a combination of mechanics, sensors, electronics and software. Since surgical manipulators can be extremely specific depending of their intended application, it is not possible…
The craniofacial region is a complex association of bone structures and soft tissue through which numerous essential neurovascular and sensory structures pass. Remodeling by pathologic processes and previous treatments often…
Computer-assisted surgery consists in using the calculation power, data storage and graphic display capabilities of microcomputers to make a real-time match between the spatial coordinates of sensors affixed onto an…
From stereotactic frames to image-guided surgery B. Lombard In the history of medicine, the advent of a new technology has often heralded a leap forward, either by enhancing the physician’s perceptual…
About the contributors • Contributors to the work performed by the Parisian team: Yann Nguyen 1,2 , Mathieu Miroir 1 , Guillaume Kazmitcheff 1 , Evelyne Ferrary 1,2 , Daniele…
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…
