TY - GEN
T1 - Verification of a developed testing machine for suture threads through measurement of tension and elongation
AU - Oda, Kensuke
AU - Ohnishi, Kouhei
AU - Kobayashi, Eiji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/6/20
Y1 - 2016/6/20
N2 - In this paper, the effect of sterilization on a thin suture thread is evaluated, and verification of a developed testing machine is conducted. The suture threads for microsurgery is thin and easy to rupture. That will lead a medical accident, so that the evaluation of the thread's performance is important. One of the factors which decides the performance of the thread is sterilization. The thread must be sterilized for being utilized in a medical operation, and generally it deteriorates the performance of the thread. Tension and elongation of sterilized threads and non-sterilized threads are measured, and the difference among them is discussed. The measurement of the threads is conducted by using a developed testing machine. Reaction force observer (RFOB) is implemented in the machine to measure tension and elongation of the thread at the same time. Also, tension control is implemented to pull the thread from both sides that is similar to the operation which surgeons do. The validity of the testing machine is confirmed through the measurement.
AB - In this paper, the effect of sterilization on a thin suture thread is evaluated, and verification of a developed testing machine is conducted. The suture threads for microsurgery is thin and easy to rupture. That will lead a medical accident, so that the evaluation of the thread's performance is important. One of the factors which decides the performance of the thread is sterilization. The thread must be sterilized for being utilized in a medical operation, and generally it deteriorates the performance of the thread. Tension and elongation of sterilized threads and non-sterilized threads are measured, and the difference among them is discussed. The measurement of the threads is conducted by using a developed testing machine. Reaction force observer (RFOB) is implemented in the machine to measure tension and elongation of the thread at the same time. Also, tension control is implemented to pull the thread from both sides that is similar to the operation which surgeons do. The validity of the testing machine is confirmed through the measurement.
KW - Tension control
KW - microsurgery
KW - reaction force observer
KW - sterilization
KW - suture thread
KW - testing machine
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U2 - 10.1109/AMC.2016.7496348
DO - 10.1109/AMC.2016.7496348
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84982802785
T3 - 2016 IEEE 14th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, AMC 2016
SP - 186
EP - 191
BT - 2016 IEEE 14th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, AMC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 14th IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control, AMC 2016
Y2 - 22 April 2016 through 24 April 2016
ER -