In this paper, a micro-knife for minimally invasive surgery is proposed. It is a silicon horn shape and works in an ultrasonic longitudinal vibration mode to realize the precise incision with its sharp tip at one end. Finite element method in ANSYS is used to analyze and design the device to obtain the vibration frequency and displacement amplitude of the longitudinal mode. In the end, microfabrication of the proposed micro-knife is presented.

Volume Subject Area:
Micro and Nano Devices
Topics:
Design, Manufacturing, Surgery, Displacement, Finite element methods, Microfabrication, Oscillating frequencies, Shapes, Silicon, Vibration
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