Development of CMTD (Curved Multi-Tubed Device) -system III and its application to the needle-insertion for liver

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008:2008:2508-13. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649710.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to realize the mechanically-controllable needle-insertion system using the CMTD (Curved Multi-Tube Device) which was developed by Furusho Laboratory. A CMTD, was developed for minimally-invasive surgery and needle insertion. And we use ultrasonograph as a sensing device to detect the position of bible duct or tumor and the orientation and position of the needle which is inserted into liver. This system makes safe minimally-invasive surgery possible, because all complex mechanisms are arranged outside of the body.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts / diagnostic imaging
  • Bile Ducts / surgery
  • Drainage / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Injections / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Needles
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Punctures / instrumentation*
  • Swine
  • Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Ultrasonography