@article{6b3b69dd49374ca189425949566d7377,
title = "Proposal of a new medical manipulator for laparoscopic surgery",
abstract = "The combined manipulator (MCM) is proposed as a robotic forceps for laparoscopic surgery. In the next phase of development, the conceptual model will be evaluated and applicable design for actual size and operation will be completed.",
keywords = "Laparoscopic surgery, Master-slave manipulator, Minimally invasive surgery, Robotic tool",
author = "Nobuto Matsuhira and Hideaki Hashimoto and Makoto Jinno and Kyojiro Nambu and Yasuhide Morikawa and Toshiharu Furukawa and Masaki Kitajima and Kazuo Nakazawa",
year = "2003",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1163/156855301300235940",
language = "English",
volume = "15",
pages = "379--382",
journal = "Advanced Robotics",
issn = "0169-1864",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "3",
}