Epipolar geometry for vision-guided laser surgery.

Nicolas Andreff (1) , Sounkalo Dembélé (1) , Brahim Tamadazte (1) , Zill E Hussnain (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

The μRALP project involves the development of a system for endoluminal laser phonosurgery, i.e. surgery of the vocal chords using a laser emitted from inside the larynx. Indeed, in current laryngeal laser surgical procedures, a beam of incision laser is projected on the target position of the soft tissue from the working distance of 400mm by means of a rigid laryngoscope (Fig.1). This yields safety concerns for the patient and staff, as well as limitations to accuracy. More, this so-called laryngeal suspension position of the patient requires an extreme extension of the neck, which makes it painful several days after the operation.

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Nicolas Andreff, Sounkalo Dembélé, Brahim Tamadazte, Zill E Hussnain. Epipolar geometry for vision-guided laser surgery.. 10th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO'2013., Jan 2013, Iceland. pp.1-6. ⟨hal-00868676⟩