title: Research on seamless development of surgical instruments based on biological mechanisms using CAD and 3D printer.
abstract: In the area of manufacturing surgical instruments, the ability to rapidly design, prototype and test surgical instruments is critical. This paper provides a simple case study of the rapid development of two bio-mechanism based surgical instruments which are ergonomic, aesthetic and were successfully designed, prototyped and conceptually tested in a very short period of time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lawn
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Science, Nagasaki University Graduate School, 1-14 Bunkyomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Takakazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishimatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagayasu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.affiliation: Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamotomachi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D032701:Biomimetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012107:Research Design; D013525:Surgical Instruments
keywords: 3D-printer; CAD simulation; rapid prototyping; surgical instruments