Evaluating tactile feedback in robotic surgery for potential clinical application using an animal model

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 3198 - 3209
• Main Authors: Wottawa, Christopher R., Genovese, Bradley, Nowroozi, Bryan N., Hart, Steven D., Bisley, James W., Grundfest, Warren S., Dutson, Erik P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Animals; FDA approval; Feedback; Feedback, Sensory; Gastroenterology; Gynecology; Hand Strength; Haptics; Hepatology; Intestines - injuries; Intestines - surgery; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - instrumentation; Laparoscopy - methods; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods; Models, Anatomic; Neurosciences; Proctology; Robotic surgery; Robotic Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods; Sensors; Surgeons; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Swine; Touch; Los Angeles California; United States > US; Tactile feedback; Haptic feedback; Robotic surgical system

Introduction The aims of this study were to evaluate (1) grasping forces with the application of a tactile feedback system in vivo and (2) the incidence of tissue damage incurred during robotic tissue manipulation. Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery has been shown to be beneficial in a vari...