MINIATURE ROBOTS FOR ENDOSCOPY

Minijaturizacija elemenata elektronike, optike, kao i mikromehanička izrada dijelova omogućili su primjenu minijaturnih robotiziranih uređaja u različitim područjima ljudskih djelatnosti. Možda najinteresantnije i najkorisnije je područje primjene u medicini. Početkom stoljeća sve više se primjenjuju bežične endoskopske kapsule za dijagnozu i ograničene intervencije u probavnom traktu. Dijagnoza cjelokupnog probavnog trakta s tim minijaturnim robotiziranim kapsulama je bezbolna i sigurna, a mogu obuhvatiti i područja koja se do sada nisu mogla endoskopski pregledavati. Sve se više usavršavaju ne samo u pogledu većeg broja, kvalitete i prijenosa snimljenih slika tokom svog kretanja, već im se dodaju i druge mogućnosti poput usmjeravanja kretanja, zaustavljanje te obavljanje raznih medicinskih intervencija.Miniaturization of electronics\u27 elements, optics, as well as micromechanical parts\u27production have enabled the use of miniature robotic devices in various fields of human activity. Their use in the field of medicine is prehaps the most interesting and useful. At the turn of the century, wireless endoscopic capsules were increasingly used for diagnosis and limited interventions in the digestive tract. Diagnosis of the entire digestive tract with these miniature robotic capsules is painless and safe, and may include areas that have not been able to be examined endoscopically so far. They are becoming more and more advanced not only in terms of the number, quality and transmission of captured images during their movement, but also they add other possibilities such as directing movement, stopping and performing various medical interventions