Journal
JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202100331
Keywords
fiber Bragg grating; force feedback; minimally invasive surgery; tactile sensor; tissue trauma
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61975250, 61905096, U2001601]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou [202102020868]
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Minimally invasive surgery, such as laparoscopic surgery, has rapidly developed due to its small wound and quick recovery. However, a lack of force feedback in these surgeries can lead to tissue damage. This study proposes a tactile sensor with fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) integrated at the tip of a laparoscopic grasper to provide real-time force feedback. Test results show that the proposed sensor can help control the gripping force of the grasper and reduce tissue trauma.
Minimally invasive surgery, such as laparoscopic surgery, has developed rapidly due to its small wound, less bleeding and quick recovery. However, a lack of force feedback, which leads to tissue damage, is still unsolved. Many sensors have been used to offer force feedback but still limited by their large size, low security and high complexity. Based on the advantages of small size, high sensitivity and immunity to electromagnetic interferences, we propose a tactile sensor integrated with fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) at the tip of laparoscopic grasper to offer real-time force feedback in the laparoscopic surgery. The tactile sensor shows a force sensitivity of 0.076 nm/N with a repeatable accuracy of 0.118 N. A bench test is conducted in a laparoscopic training box to verify its feasibility. Test results illustrate that gripping force exerted on the laparoscopic grasper in terms of peak and standard deviation values reduce significantly for the novice subjects with force feedback compared to those without force feedback. The proposed sensor integrated at the tip of the laparoscopic grasper demonstrates a better control of the gripping force among the novice surgeons and indicates that the smart grasper can help surgeons achieve precise gripping force to reduce unnecessary tissue trauma.
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