In this paper, we present the first resection experiments with a new kind of luminal
continuum robot that is small enough to fit through the port of a conventional flexible …

The human body was not designed to facilitate surgical repair. Thus, in order to minimize
collateral damage to healthy tissue, many interventions require following complex curved …

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AUGUST 2014 | VOL. 57 | NO. 8 news THE TERM “SURGICAL ROBOTS” is, in essence, a bit of …

Lung cancer is one of the most profound current public health challenges, with more than
150,000 lives lost to it each year in the United States alone [1]. A major challenge is early …

New robotic systems have recently emerged to assist with peripheral lung access, but a
robotic system for rigid bronchoscopy has yet to be developed. We describe a new robotic …

The articles in this special section focus on new and innovative technologies in medical
robotics. The opportunity for innovation in surgical robotics is growing. As robotic hardware …

Current laparoscopic surgical robots are expensive, bulky, and fundamentally constrained
by the small entry incisions. A potential new approach to minimally invasive surgery is to …

In this paper, we describe the state of the art in continuum robot manipulators and systems
intended for application to interventional medicine. Inspired by biological trunks, tentacles …

While gripping hand controls, depressing foot pedals, and watching a 3-D video display, a
surgeon removed the gall bladder of a 35-year-old woman at Henrico Doctor's Hospital in …

The surgical landscape is quickly changing because of the major driving force of robotics.
Well-established technology that provides robotic assistance from outside the patient may …