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This paper proposes a novel surgical tool for the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) sheet transplantation. The proposed tool employs the principle of pneumatic balloon actuator (PBA). It is possible to design small, soft and safe surgical tool by using PBA because PBA is made of PDMS and driven by pneumatic pressure. These distinctive characteristics of PBA are attractive for such a challenging surgery...