UC Irvine

BACKGROUND

Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive technique intended to reduce recovery time and patient pain. Hand tremors of the surgeon reduce precision and can cause adverse effects. For this reason, robotic laparoscopy has been designed to increase surgeon performance.

PROJECT DESIGN

Problem: Reduce Tremor while minimizing the impact of the tremor suppression device on the surgeon.

Solution: By rapidly spinning a small mass, the gyroscopic forces created can passively

reduce tremor, while allowing full freedom of motion for the surgeon.

Our vision is to reduce tremors by 80% via an afforadable, compact device that restores direct surgeon control.

Tiffany Bui, Taylor Bryson, Karilyn Cuthbertson, Kevin Dilger, Ellery Wong, Josh Yakel

Project Advisor: Dr. Samir Shreim, Please contact: tiffantb@uci.edu if you have further questions