2A1-A08 Laparoscopic manipulator system based on the selective use of digital zoom function

Abstract

Current laparoscope manipulators perform well, but they are generally large, heavy, complex, and expensive. To cope with this problem, several compact laparoscope positioners have been devised. These systems, however, require special zooming/computing devices and/or high resolution camera. To solve these problems, we propose a laparoscopic manipulator system based on the selective use of digital zoom function.