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Since direct manual tissue palpation is not possible in laparoscopic surgery, feedback information on tactile tissue properties is considerably diminished. Restoring part of the surgeon's sense of touch through devices capable of providing artificial tactile feedback (ATF) is an active field of applied research and development. Despite more than two decades of research, technical development of such devices is still basic, and pre-clinical as well as clinical experience is limited. This article provides an overview of the technological aspects of ATF in laparoscopic surgery, gives background information on principles of human perception of related feedback information, and reviews current research attempts in the field of ATF systems in laparoscopic surgery, broken down into three main system components: tactile sensor, display, and data processing. Tactile sensors have been developed to measure tissue compliance, reveal hidden structures or foreign bodies in tissue through measurement of pressure distribution, and to identify and locate arteries by detecting their pulsation. Furthermore, different solutions for presenting tactile data to the surgeon have been developed. Visual and

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Author

Sebastian Schostek; Marc O. Schurr; Gerhard F. Buess

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1350-4533)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)