Surgical system for microsurgical techniques
First Claim
1. A surgical system for use by a surgeon to perform microsurgical techniques in a surgical area, the system comprising:
- a first telemanipulator having a first proximal end and a first distal end, a first master unit having a first handle coupled to the first proximal end, and a first slave unit having a first end-effector coupled to the first distal end, the first master unit comprising first master links coupled to first slave links of the first slave unit, whereby movement of the first master unit via the first handle by the surgeon is reproduced by the first slave unit to move the first end-effector;
a second telemanipulator having a second proximal end and a second distal end, a second master unit having a second handle coupled to the second proximal end, and a second slave unit having a second end-effector coupled to the second distal end, the second master unit comprising second master links coupled to second slave links of the second slave unit, whereby movement of the second master unit via the second handle by the surgeon is reproduced by the second slave unit to move the second end-effector; and
a visualization system configured to provide the surgeon a free line of sight between the first and second telemanipulators to the surgical area.
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Abstract
This system is composed by mechanical telemanipulators, with master-slave configurations, working together with suitable solutions for image acquisition and display, which are able to transmit, with optional magnification, images from the surgical area to the surgeon. Therefore, the surgeon'"'"'s capacities and comfort are increased by enhancing the surgeon'"'"'s motor and visual skills as well as the ergonomics while doing different surgical tasks through access incisions on the patient body. Aside from offering improved performance during procedures involving microsurgical techniques, this system also brings safety, intuitiveness, and cost-effectiveness advantages over current alternatives. Due to the compatibility with current visualization systems for microsurgery, together with the light weight and the compact configuration of the mechanical telemanipulator, this surgical system can be very easily brought to and removed from the surgical area, which enables its intermittent use on several surgical procedures requiring microsurgical techniques. Therefore, it does not require drastic changes in the workflow and setup of current operating rooms and can be more easily adopted by several surgical teams.
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1. A surgical system for use by a surgeon to perform microsurgical techniques in a surgical area, the system comprising:
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a first telemanipulator having a first proximal end and a first distal end, a first master unit having a first handle coupled to the first proximal end, and a first slave unit having a first end-effector coupled to the first distal end, the first master unit comprising first master links coupled to first slave links of the first slave unit, whereby movement of the first master unit via the first handle by the surgeon is reproduced by the first slave unit to move the first end-effector; a second telemanipulator having a second proximal end and a second distal end, a second master unit having a second handle coupled to the second proximal end, and a second slave unit having a second end-effector coupled to the second distal end, the second master unit comprising second master links coupled to second slave links of the second slave unit, whereby movement of the second master unit via the second handle by the surgeon is reproduced by the second slave unit to move the second end-effector; and a visualization system configured to provide the surgeon a free line of sight between the first and second telemanipulators to the surgical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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