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A Robotic System for Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Design, Dexterity Optimization, and Prototyping

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This paper proposes a master-slave operated robotic system that features the novel slave manipulator with a modular distal continuum section to address the shortcomings of traditional transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM). The slave manipulator consists of two 7-DoF surgical instruments and a 5-DoF endoscopic arm that are designed with distal continuum structures and unfolded … [Read more...] about A Robotic System for Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery: Design, Dexterity Optimization, and Prototyping

Transurethral Surgical Robot: Achieving Efficient En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor

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Bladder cancer ranks as the 10th most common cancer globally. Currently, the standard surgical approach for bladder tumor removal involves transurethral piecemeal resection, which carries high recurrence (60%) and perforation (12%) rates. Although various techniques and robotic systems have been developed for en-bloc tumor resection, achieving a negative resection margin … [Read more...] about Transurethral Surgical Robot: Achieving Efficient En Bloc Resection of Bladder Tumor