Using the Surgery Suturing Progress Consequences to Design a Minimally Invasive Suturing Device

Abstract

Device form and operation conditions make some constraints for surgeon during MIS. Performing some of these tasks automatically will help to provide a precise and fast operation. In this paper we will consider the endoscopic suturing task as the case study which can be operated automatically by a smart suturing device. The standard procedures in performing a conventional suturing task are derived by analyzing this type of operation. An automatic system is designed based on this information. Then the performance of the system is evaluated.