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REMOTE PALPATION IN ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY
REMOTE PALPATION IN ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY
PROJECT GUIDE
Prof. Ajit Salunke
PROJECT GROUP
Jovito D Mello
Swapnil Ramani
Milburn Dias
Pushparaj Pingulkar
Agin George
Girish Shirodkar
MOTIVATION
Touch is crucial to surgeons
Unfortunately, new surgical techniques separate hands from site of operation
- Minimally invasive procedures
-Teleoperation
Using a probe
- Remote palpation Instrument
WHAT IS PALPATION ?
Diagnosis by touch, tapping or gently squeezing
Difficulty in realizing deformities in obese patients and deep tissue problems
Sense of touch required in medical instruments performing internal surgery for accurate determination of location, depth and size