Bionic forceps for the handling of sensitive tissue

Abstract

Anatomical forceps are used for the handling of sensitive structures in medicine. Structures which are manipulated with these forceps can get damaged or slip out of the grip of the forceps. This paper presents a forceps using the bionic Fin-Ray-Effect inspired by fish-fins in order to handle vulnerable structures in particular. During the process of development, functional models of this forceps were designed, 3D-printed and evaluated.

Keywords

• biomimetic
• bionics
• fin-ray-effect
• forceps
• surgical instruments
• tweezers