2A1-A07 Proposal of novel wearable laparoscope manipulator

Abstract

Current laparoscope manipulators perform well, but they are generally large, heavy, complex, and expensive. In the limited space of a typical crowded operating room, the base of the conventional robot arms occupies a considerable amount of floor space next to the patient and the robot arm holding the laparoscope may restrict full access to the abdomen of the patient. To solve these problems, we propose a novel wearable laparoscope manipulator which is put on the surface of the patient's hypogastric region, using a parallel mechanism and artificial muscles.