CP-OCT sensor guided SMART micro-forceps

Cheol Song, Peter L. Gehlbach, Jin U. Kang

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Abstract

Even the most stable hands have unintended movements on the order of 50-100 microns within 0-15 Hz. Micro-forceps are one of the frequently used microsurgical tools used to grasp thin layers of tissue during microsurgery. Here, a handheld Smart Micromanipulation Aided Robotic-surgery Tool (SMART) micro-forceps is developed by integrating a fiber-optic common-path optical coherence tomography (CP-OCT) sensor into the micro-forceps. This forceps design could significantly improve performance by canceling unwanted hand tremor during the moment of a grasping. The basic grasping and peeling functions of the micro-forceps are evaluated in dry phantoms and in a biological tissue model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIV
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819498519
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIV - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 1 Feb 20142 Feb 2014

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume8938
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIV
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period1/02/142/02/14

Keywords

  • Active tremor reduction
  • Microforceps
  • Microsurgery
  • Motor feedback control
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • SMART
  • Smart handheld surgical tools
  • Vitreoretinal surgery

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