Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
This paper describes the development of a surgical tool with a single strain area for measuring biaxial cutting forces. For measuring bending and compression forces in a single strain area, strain area needs to be sensitive to both bending and compression. In general, the bending strain is easier to measure compared with the compression strain. In this paper, an oval shape is designed in the strain area to obtain both forces. With the proposed shape, two axes forces could be measured. However, the residual strain in the direction of bending remained. Therefore, a spring is inserted in the tool to compensate for the residual strain. Consequently, the residual strain can be canceled out, and the surgical instrument with a single strain area for measuring biaxial cutting forces can be developed.
