Development and Evaluation of a Robotic Vessel Positioning System for Semi-Automatic Microvascular Anastomosis
Jesse Haworth,Justin Opfermann,Michael Kam,Yaning Wang,Robin Yang,Jin U. Kang,Axel Krieger,Jesse Haworth,Justin Opfermann,Michael Kam,Yaning Wang,Robin Yang,Jin U. Kang,Axel Krieger
This paper describes a novel tissue positioning system with an integrated suturing robot and demonstrates its ability to perform semi-automatic anastomoses of synthetic blood vessels. We began with a finite element analysis-based design consideration for achieving adequate grasping of blood vessels to demonstrate robust performance under expected clinical forces. We then conducted standardized pos...
