In conventional laparoscopy, the field of view of the surgeon is limited. Angled laparoscopes enable the observation of surrounding structures, however, to change the viewing perspective on a specific object, permanent repositioning and rotation of the shaft is required. In this paper, a demonstrator of a steerable flexible laparoscope is presented, enabling the user to intuitively adjust the perspective onto an object by means of a single control element. The laparoscope provides a viewing angle of ± 50° at 50 mm working distance. In first tests, the presented laparoscope showed advantages regarding intuitiveness of the control, easier handling, and improved depth perception.
%0 Journal Article
%1 SchäferWaltnerGiacoppoPott+2022+57+60
%A Schäfer, Max B.
%A Waltner, Madeleine
%A Giacoppo, Giuliano A.
%A Pott, Peter P.
%D 2022
%J Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
%K imt institut-für-medizingerätetechnik laparoscopy medizingerätetechnik minimally-invasive-surgery myown
%N 2
%P 57--60
%R doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016
%T Steerable Flexible Laparoscope to Facilitate Camera Guidance During Minimally Invasive Procedures
%U https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016/html
%V 8
%X In conventional laparoscopy, the field of view of the surgeon is limited. Angled laparoscopes enable the observation of surrounding structures, however, to change the viewing perspective on a specific object, permanent repositioning and rotation of the shaft is required. In this paper, a demonstrator of a steerable flexible laparoscope is presented, enabling the user to intuitively adjust the perspective onto an object by means of a single control element. The laparoscope provides a viewing angle of ± 50° at 50 mm working distance. In first tests, the presented laparoscope showed advantages regarding intuitiveness of the control, easier handling, and improved depth perception.
@article{SchäferWaltnerGiacoppoPott+2022+57+60,
abstract = {In conventional laparoscopy, the field of view of the surgeon is limited. Angled laparoscopes enable the observation of surrounding structures, however, to change the viewing perspective on a specific object, permanent repositioning and rotation of the shaft is required. In this paper, a demonstrator of a steerable flexible laparoscope is presented, enabling the user to intuitively adjust the perspective onto an object by means of a single control element. The laparoscope provides a viewing angle of ± 50° at 50 mm working distance. In first tests, the presented laparoscope showed advantages regarding intuitiveness of the control, easier handling, and improved depth perception.},
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author = {Schäfer, Max B. and Waltner, Madeleine and Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Pott, Peter P.},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/20fb9adba4e9884766db46f75ecc0b725/maxschaefer},
doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016},
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journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering},
keywords = {imt institut-für-medizingerätetechnik laparoscopy medizingerätetechnik minimally-invasive-surgery myown},
number = 2,
pages = {57--60},
timestamp = {2022-09-09T19:03:19.000+0200},
title = {Steerable Flexible Laparoscope to Facilitate Camera Guidance During Minimally Invasive Procedures},
url = {https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016/html},
volume = 8,
year = 2022
}
