Intraoperative Detection of Arteries Using Ultrasonic Sound
A problem of minimally invasive robotic surgery (MIRS) is the absence of haptic feedback from the operation site. In conventional surgery, however, palpation is commonly used to detect superficial arteries by a slight pulsation. The DLR develops a system based on a new, unidirectional ultrasonic probe, which enables the surgeon to palpate such arteries also in minimally invasive interventions.
