This work describes a design and optimization method for developing hybrid, multi-material, compliant instruments which are expected to be useful in mini-laparoscopy and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery. These two-material devices are designed specifically for Penn State’s lost mold rapid infiltration process, which is capable of fabricating hundreds of freestanding meso-scale parts in parallel. New narrow-gauge surgical procedures impose severe geometric constraints that challenge traditional compliant mechanism design methods. Since narrow-gauge constraints leave geometry optimization ineffective, new design methods are explored to improve the performance of a 1 mm diameter contact-aided compliant forceps. By considering hybrid designs, new design possibilities are enabled through material variation. The hybrid forceps has desired regions of flexibility and stiffness that can be isolated to improve tool performance. For instance, a hybrid forceps can be designed with greater flexibility in some regions to provide larger jaw openings while maintaining high stiffness in other regions to obtain large grasping forces, both vital features in a surgical forceps. Using ANSYS to model large deformation and contact, an optimization problem is formulated to maximize tool performance and to determine optimal segregation of hybrid materials considering a range of modulus ratios. Materials under consideration include nanoparticulate 3 mol% yttria partially stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) and austenitic (300 series) stainless steel. All results are compared to previously optimized homogeneous designs.
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ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
September 28–October 1, 2010
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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978-0-7918-4415-1
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Design and Optimization of Hybrid Compliant Narrow-Gauge Surgical Forceps
Milton E. Aguirre,
Milton E. Aguirre
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Mary Frecker
Mary Frecker
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Milton E. Aguirre
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Mary Frecker
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Paper No:
SMASIS2010-3732, pp. 779-788; 10 pages
Published Online:
April 4, 2011
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Aguirre, ME, & Frecker, M. "Design and Optimization of Hybrid Compliant Narrow-Gauge Surgical Forceps." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. ASME 2010 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Volume 1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. September 28–October 1, 2010. pp. 779-788. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2010-3732
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