Flexible and deployable colon support structure for endoluminal interventions

• Main Authors: Miyasaka, Muneaki, Liu, Jiajun, Cao, Lin, Lai, Wenjie, Li, Xiaoguo, Tiong, Anthony Meng Huat, Lim, Gerald Cheng Le, Quek, Banjamin Wei Jian, Kaan, Huang Leng, Dolgunov, Dmitrii, Ho, Khek Yu, Phee, Soo Jay
• 其他作者: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2021
• 主題: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology; Surgical Instruments; Biomedical Equipment
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152670

When performing endoluminal surgery inside the colon using a flexible endoscopic robot, there is a problem of losing visualization and task space due to the collapsing of the surrounding wall. This happens mainly because of the intra-abdominal pressure and peristalsis of the colon. Although insuffla...