Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) or Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is the new scarless surgical technique.
To overcome limited space, vision, and degree of freedom, small and dexterous surgical instruments are required.
SILS uses a single incision on the abdominal surface, preferably the navel.
A novel robotic SILS platform with high torque and large workspace is studied in our laboratory.
Reference
– Byungsik Cheon, Gezgin Erkin, Daekeun Ji, Makoto Hashizume, Morimasa Tomikawa, Jaesung Hong, “Development of a New Single Port Surgery Robot with Increased Torque and Workspace”, Conference of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, May 2013
– Daekeun Ji, Byungsik Cheon, Makoto Hashizume, Morimasa Tomikawa, Jaesung Hong, “Design of a Novel single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery robot with Increased Tissue Handling Force”, The 6th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, September 2013
