Biomedical Engineering Reference
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number of devices have already been developed, and some are commercially available for
medical applications. A remote palpation system has been developed that conveys tactile
information from inside a patient's body to the surgeon's fingertips during minimally
invasive procedures [80]. This system contains tactile sensors that measure pressure dis-
tribution on the instruments while tissue is being manipulated. The signal from the sensors
is then sampled by a dedicated computer system which applies appropriate signal process-
ing algorithms. Finally, the tactile information is conveyed to the surgeon through tactile
display devices that recreate the remote pressure distribution on the surgeon's fingertips.
Creation of remote palpation technology will increase safety and reliability in current
minimal invasive procedures, and bring the advantages of these techniques to other, more
complex procedures, which are not yet available.
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