The Abstracts of the international conference on advanced mechatronics : toward evolutionary fusion of IT and mechatronics : ICAM
Online ISSN : 2424-3116
2015.6
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Performance evaluation of the silicone retractor with force sensing function for surgical suction devices
Toshio KoyamaTakanobu IwaiYutaka HayashiMitsutoshi NakadaHiroyuki KagawaTakeshi YoneyamaTetsuyou Watanabe
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Pages 321-322

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In order to enhance the usability, the silicon retractor attachable to suction pipe was developed. However, retracting force measurement is also preferable in order to avoid injuring brain tissue due to an application of unexpected large forces. With this in mind, in previous study, we developed force sensing system embedded in silicon retractor attachable to suction pipe. The developed system can provide three functions of suction, retracting, and retracting force measurement at the same time. However, the evaluation was limited to the cases when the developed silicon retractor contacts with flat surface. Investigating the performance evaluation in the situation close to real operation is necessary for the usage at real operations. Therefore, in this paper, we investigated whether the developed force sensing system can be valid at the various surfaces. Then, the developed system was considered to be valid to the application in real situation.
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