A force reflective master-slave system for minimally invasive surgery

Abstract
Minimally invasive surgery involves in- serting special instruments into the body cavity through tiny incisions in order to perform surgical pro- cedures. In this paper, the design of a robotic master- slave system for use in minimally invasive surgery is discussed. This system is capable of providing haptic feedback to the surgeon in all available degrees of free- dom. System design as well as master and slave bilateral control and communication issues are discussed.

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