Office-based endoscopic procedures are an increasingly attractive option for the treatment of laryngeal tumors, but their effectiveness is limited by the restricted range of motions attainable by state-of-the-art surgical instruments. In this project, we propose a new ultra-thin dexterous manipulator made of super- elastic nitinol intended to amplify a surgeon's manipulation capability during endoscopic procedures. Included with our tool is a graphical feedback system that offers intuitive visualization of the manipulator's configuration in real-time. The overarching goal of this research is to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new class of FDA-approved miniature steerable instruments for in-office laryngeal treatment.

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Creator

• O'Brien, Kevin
• Brolliar, Cory Trent
• Mart, Benjamin George
• Boyer, Zachary Ryan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042219-124956

Advisor

• Fichera, Loris
• Stafford, Kenneth A.
• Fischer, Gregory S.

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-04-22

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science
• Interdisciplinary
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright