Mechanical and Materials Engineering Publications
Title
Articulating minimally invasive ultrasonic tool for robotics-assisted surgery
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
6-29-2015
Volume
2015-June
Issue
June
Journal
Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
First Page
573
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139236
Last Page
578
Abstract
In this paper, a robotics-assisted articulating ultrasonic surgical scalpel for minimally invasive soft tissue cutting and coagulation is designed and developed. For this purpose, the optimal design of a Langevin transducer with stepped horn profile is presented for internal-body applications. The modeling, optimization and design of the ultrasonic scalpel are performed through equivalent circuit theory and verified by finite element analysis. Moreover, a novel two degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) surgical end effector (1-DOF pitch, 1-DOF grip) with decoupled motions is developed that is compatible with the da Vinci® surgical system. The developed instrument is then driven using the dVRK (da Vinci® research kit) and the Classic da Vinci® surgical system.