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Haptic Augmentation of Surgical Operation Using a Passive Hand Exoskeleton

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Haptic Interaction

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This study proposes a haptic augmentation method for surgical operations using a passive hand exoskeleton and a 4DOF link arm. The enhancements aim to allow neurosurgeons to surgerize cephalic area precisely by improving their finger movement capability. The hand exoskeleton has multiple quadric crank mechanisms with torque dampers to increase motion resolution and decrease hand tremors. The dampers are passively actuated by the action of the user. The voluntary movement of the surgeon’s fingers will not be obstructed and safety would be increased. The link arm has electromagnetic brakes in each joint and is capable of supporting a surgeon’s upper limb. In this study, the development and assessment of the exoskeleton and link arm are described.

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  1. School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Jun Nishida

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Kei Nakai

  3. Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Akira Matsushita & Kenji Suzuki

  4. Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Kenji Suzuki

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Correspondence to Jun Nishida .

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  1. The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroyuki Kajimoto

  2. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Hideyuki Ando

  3. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

    Ki-Uk Kyung

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Nishida, J., Nakai, K., Matsushita, A., Suzuki, K. (2015). Haptic Augmentation of Surgical Operation Using a Passive Hand Exoskeleton. In: Kajimoto, H., Ando, H., Kyung, KU. (eds) Haptic Interaction. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 277. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55690-9_45

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